Hey guys, long time, no post. Anyway, I am having trouble with my heater in the old V6 Camaro. I used to be able to get convection-oven-like hot air from the heater as soon as the engine began to get up to temp. Recently, with the area experiencing colder temps, I noticed that it takes about 20 minutes to get even warm air from the vents.
The car did overheat a week or two ago. The car was parked in a parking lot while I ate my fast food dinner. Upon backing out of the parking spot, I noticed the "check guages" light was on, then saw that the temp guage was pinned on the hot side. So I immediately shut it off and raised the hood and let it cool for a while. I checked the coolant which was fine, so started it back up and it ran rough as all get out. So I shut it off again and waited a few minutes, getting really worried that I had cooked the engine. Then restarted it again and it went to a smooth idle. I got out and listened under the hood while it gained temp. I heard the thermostat opened and checked the guage and sure enough it was staying at the normal operating temp. I went ahead and replaced the thermostat anyway. The old one, I noticed after taking it out, was really hard to open with my fingers, while the new one was fairly easy. I don't know if this has anything to do with the heater, but I have noticed that while the car doesn't overheat at all now, it will at times run way cooler than usual. Maybe that has something to do with it?
All I know is even though Texas doesn't get real cold, 34 degrees feels pretty dang cold in the morning on the way to work. If anyone has any idea what the problem may be, I would greatly appreciate the feedback. I am just hoping it isn't the heater core going out....
The car did overheat a week or two ago. The car was parked in a parking lot while I ate my fast food dinner. Upon backing out of the parking spot, I noticed the "check guages" light was on, then saw that the temp guage was pinned on the hot side. So I immediately shut it off and raised the hood and let it cool for a while. I checked the coolant which was fine, so started it back up and it ran rough as all get out. So I shut it off again and waited a few minutes, getting really worried that I had cooked the engine. Then restarted it again and it went to a smooth idle. I got out and listened under the hood while it gained temp. I heard the thermostat opened and checked the guage and sure enough it was staying at the normal operating temp. I went ahead and replaced the thermostat anyway. The old one, I noticed after taking it out, was really hard to open with my fingers, while the new one was fairly easy. I don't know if this has anything to do with the heater, but I have noticed that while the car doesn't overheat at all now, it will at times run way cooler than usual. Maybe that has something to do with it?
All I know is even though Texas doesn't get real cold, 34 degrees feels pretty dang cold in the morning on the way to work. If anyone has any idea what the problem may be, I would greatly appreciate the feedback. I am just hoping it isn't the heater core going out....
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