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Old 01-18-2013, 06:40 PM
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Re: Car doesn't get warm in winter

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Originally Posted by dorlow View Post
I have a 2004 Impala LS with a 3.8. A few years back, I was getting sick of the car not getting warm in the winter, so I went to the auto store and bought a thermostat that had a higher temp. This winter, it seems to be worse. My car's temp gauge never gets much past 1/4 the way up. It blows luke warm air. I stopped at Autozone today asking if they sold a thermostat that was a higher temp and they said no.
when you install the themostat make sure it is in the bore tight and no coolant can go around the mounting bore on the intake. there should be a tight fitting gasket on the outer edge.

purge out / flush the heater core /// remove the hoses at the engine ..
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