Guncho wrote:
> Jody wrote:
>
>>can i change my thermosat so the car will make more heat quicker?
>
>
> There's a lever that chooses whether you're heater is getting air from
> outside the car or inside the car. When it's cold and you're just
> starting out, it will generate heat faster if you choose the "Air from
> Inside" option. Then switch to "Air From Outside" once the engine
> warms up.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> PS I just got my car washed yesterday, then it snowed!

So it was your fault!

Matt

 

Jody wrote:
> i do that all the time, when cars left over night its switched to recirc.
> just seems slow to heat, but once warm its like a sauna


That sounds pretty normal to me for any car!

If the engine's cold, where's the heat gonna come from?

Chris

 

Jody wrote:
> i do that all the time, when cars left over night its switched to recirc.
> just seems slow to heat, but once warm its like a sauna


That sounds pretty normal to me for any car!

If the engine's cold, where's the heat gonna come from?

Chris

 

Jody wrote:
> i do that all the time, when cars left over night its switched to recirc.
> just seems slow to heat, but once warm its like a sauna


That sounds pretty normal to me for any car!

If the engine's cold, where's the heat gonna come from?

Chris

 

i flush our rad once a year, it looks new as day one =-)
i wonder if the thermostats getting lazy... we have 162 000 kms now..
"Lawrence" <lmcclaf@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43F4F82E.548765FD@sympatico.ca...
> If the heat output has dropped off over the years you might want to get
> a system flush done, new coolant put in and a new thermostat. I know
> locally there is a rad shop that does the complete chemical flush for
> $39.95 (Canadian). Got my 91 Scoupe done in the fall and I went from
> having no heat to having to turn the fan off on some days cause it heats
> up just like it was new again. I just figured why bother putting a nice
> new thermostat in with possibly crummy old sludgy coolant and if I was
> putting new coolant in I might as well make sure the system is clean
> first.
>
> Cheers,
> Lawrence
>
>

 

i flush our rad once a year, it looks new as day one =-)
i wonder if the thermostats getting lazy... we have 162 000 kms now..
"Lawrence" <lmcclaf@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43F4F82E.548765FD@sympatico.ca...
> If the heat output has dropped off over the years you might want to get
> a system flush done, new coolant put in and a new thermostat. I know
> locally there is a rad shop that does the complete chemical flush for
> $39.95 (Canadian). Got my 91 Scoupe done in the fall and I went from
> having no heat to having to turn the fan off on some days cause it heats
> up just like it was new again. I just figured why bother putting a nice
> new thermostat in with possibly crummy old sludgy coolant and if I was
> putting new coolant in I might as well make sure the system is clean
> first.
>
> Cheers,
> Lawrence
>
>

 

i flush our rad once a year, it looks new as day one =-)
i wonder if the thermostats getting lazy... we have 162 000 kms now..
"Lawrence" <lmcclaf@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43F4F82E.548765FD@sympatico.ca...
> If the heat output has dropped off over the years you might want to get
> a system flush done, new coolant put in and a new thermostat. I know
> locally there is a rad shop that does the complete chemical flush for
> $39.95 (Canadian). Got my 91 Scoupe done in the fall and I went from
> having no heat to having to turn the fan off on some days cause it heats
> up just like it was new again. I just figured why bother putting a nice
> new thermostat in with possibly crummy old sludgy coolant and if I was
> putting new coolant in I might as well make sure the system is clean
> first.
>
> Cheers,
> Lawrence
>
>

 

well duhh, how can u get heat from a cold engine? the point is its taking to
long for engine/needle to move now days...
"Guncho" <cgunter@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1140132305.931569.320290@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
>
> Jody wrote:
>> i do that all the time, when cars left over night its switched to recirc.
>> just seems slow to heat, but once warm its like a sauna
>
>
> That sounds pretty normal to me for any car!
>
> If the engine's cold, where's the heat gonna come from?
>
> Chris
>

 

well duhh, how can u get heat from a cold engine? the point is its taking to
long for engine/needle to move now days...
"Guncho" <cgunter@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1140132305.931569.320290@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
>
> Jody wrote:
>> i do that all the time, when cars left over night its switched to recirc.
>> just seems slow to heat, but once warm its like a sauna
>
>
> That sounds pretty normal to me for any car!
>
> If the engine's cold, where's the heat gonna come from?
>
> Chris
>

 

well duhh, how can u get heat from a cold engine? the point is its taking to
long for engine/needle to move now days...
"Guncho" <cgunter@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1140132305.931569.320290@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
>
> Jody wrote:
>> i do that all the time, when cars left over night its switched to recirc.
>> just seems slow to heat, but once warm its like a sauna
>
>
> That sounds pretty normal to me for any car!
>
> If the engine's cold, where's the heat gonna come from?
>
> Chris
>

 

Did you try blocking off airflow to half the radiator? I have done
that over the years to many cars when It gets below freezing. The
greater the temp difference the less airflow required to achieve
suficient cooling capacity I have seen days here when I could not
get the car warmed up enough to close the thermostat. That's assuming
that the temp needle barely making it 1/2 way to it's normal operating
point indicates that the bypass channel is keeping enough coolant
flowing to hold the temperature at that point.



On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:50:23 -0600, "Jody" <locamrcow@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>i flush our rad once a year, it looks new as day one =-)
>i wonder if the thermostats getting lazy... we have 162 000 kms now..
>"Lawrence" <lmcclaf@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>news:43F4F82E.548765FD@sympatico.ca...
>> If the heat output has dropped off over the years you might want to get
>> a system flush done, new coolant put in and a new thermostat. I know
>> locally there is a rad shop that does the complete chemical flush for
>> $39.95 (Canadian). Got my 91 Scoupe done in the fall and I went from
>> having no heat to having to turn the fan off on some days cause it heats
>> up just like it was new again. I just figured why bother putting a nice
>> new thermostat in with possibly crummy old sludgy coolant and if I was
>> putting new coolant in I might as well make sure the system is clean
>> first.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lawrence
>>
>>
>

 

Did you try blocking off airflow to half the radiator? I have done
that over the years to many cars when It gets below freezing. The
greater the temp difference the less airflow required to achieve
suficient cooling capacity I have seen days here when I could not
get the car warmed up enough to close the thermostat. That's assuming
that the temp needle barely making it 1/2 way to it's normal operating
point indicates that the bypass channel is keeping enough coolant
flowing to hold the temperature at that point.



On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:50:23 -0600, "Jody" <locamrcow@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>i flush our rad once a year, it looks new as day one =-)
>i wonder if the thermostats getting lazy... we have 162 000 kms now..
>"Lawrence" <lmcclaf@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>news:43F4F82E.548765FD@sympatico.ca...
>> If the heat output has dropped off over the years you might want to get
>> a system flush done, new coolant put in and a new thermostat. I know
>> locally there is a rad shop that does the complete chemical flush for
>> $39.95 (Canadian). Got my 91 Scoupe done in the fall and I went from
>> having no heat to having to turn the fan off on some days cause it heats
>> up just like it was new again. I just figured why bother putting a nice
>> new thermostat in with possibly crummy old sludgy coolant and if I was
>> putting new coolant in I might as well make sure the system is clean
>> first.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lawrence
>>
>>
>

 

Did you try blocking off airflow to half the radiator? I have done
that over the years to many cars when It gets below freezing. The
greater the temp difference the less airflow required to achieve
suficient cooling capacity I have seen days here when I could not
get the car warmed up enough to close the thermostat. That's assuming
that the temp needle barely making it 1/2 way to it's normal operating
point indicates that the bypass channel is keeping enough coolant
flowing to hold the temperature at that point.



On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:50:23 -0600, "Jody" <locamrcow@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>i flush our rad once a year, it looks new as day one =-)
>i wonder if the thermostats getting lazy... we have 162 000 kms now..
>"Lawrence" <lmcclaf@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>news:43F4F82E.548765FD@sympatico.ca...
>> If the heat output has dropped off over the years you might want to get
>> a system flush done, new coolant put in and a new thermostat. I know
>> locally there is a rad shop that does the complete chemical flush for
>> $39.95 (Canadian). Got my 91 Scoupe done in the fall and I went from
>> having no heat to having to turn the fan off on some days cause it heats
>> up just like it was new again. I just figured why bother putting a nice
>> new thermostat in with possibly crummy old sludgy coolant and if I was
>> putting new coolant in I might as well make sure the system is clean
>> first.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lawrence
>>
>>
>