Heater Problem

[clariveros]

Ok sorry I hate to bring up an old post, but I now am experiencing this problem I had the radiator flushed about 3 weeks ago, getting ready for winter, at a jiffy lube (would have done it myself but I live in an apartment complex), to get it reversed flushed should I just go there and say I need to have this system reversed flushed? Don’t mean to sound dumb but I use to live in Florida now live in Illinois and I starting to desperately need the heat, oh and this just started today and yes the two hoses going into the heater core one is cold and the other is hot, but not hot enough that I can't hold it. Thanks to all

[rlith]

If you had the radiator flushed 3 weeks ago and one of the hoses is cold at the core, then they didn't do it correctly. Bring it back to where you got it done and demand it be done correctly.

[clariveros]

Well, that was what i was planing to do, I just want to e better informed so that they don't try to pull their "B-S" on me I kept the receipt for this reason when i did it, and should i go there and ask them to reverse flush it while they are there or just for them to do it right this time? Thanks for the advice

[clariveros]

Okay just for clarificaion purposes into the heater core there are two hoses one comes from the water pump to the heater and one from the heater to the the top of the intake manifold, is the correct flow?

Water pump---> Heater Core ---> Intake Manifold

or is it like this:

Intake Manifold ---> Heater Core ---> Water pump

i was thinking of fixing it myself instead of letting someone else touch my car again, should have never done that in the first place, D'oh

Thanks All

[BlazerLT]

You need to ask them to flush it both ways.

[clariveros]

Well I tried going back there, and they tried telling me that it was the termostat, or may be this that and the other, I even told them that they had to flush the system again, and they refused. so i got upset and i am going to call the corporate headquaters, and atempt to get my money back and i will just do it myself, yeah i know that it will take longer but at least i will know that i truly cleaned the system,

The really funny thing is that the kid that took the keys to my car did not even know how to turn it on!!!! (it is a manual trany press the clutch d'uh)
then the other jackass that got in the car could not get it to move because he did not realize that i had the parking brake on. then to release it he opened the hood 2 times, I mean seriously where the hell do they find these people????????????????

Oh and i mean NO offense to any of you who are mechanics or work at a place like this but seriously this is just ridiculus, I know that i do not know alot but i think that i know enough to realize what is going on with my car. any ways will update on the out come when i am finished dealing with these idiots...

[BlazerLT]

They aren't mechanics, they are lube monkeys.

BIG difference.

[clariveros]

Well as i had said i would post an update on the out come, I removed the bottom radiator hose and let everything drain out, and both heater hoses and stuck a water hose, and drained it both ways, and yes i refilled with it with dexcool.

Also to all those of you who changed from dexcool (orange) to the regular anti-freeze (green), do some more research on this change, so far it is my understanding that the newer systems are designed to work with dex-cool and the green stuff could actually cause other damage to engine parts, just food for thought...Good luck to all

[BlazerLT]

Make sure you replace your rad cap with a cap not made by AC Delco.

[pipeninja]

Is it possible that it is blend door problem, not coolant?

[wafrederick]

Try doing this,reversing the heater hoses at the heater core.Found out this does work a lot

[s10blazerman4x4]

Guys please take a look at the dates before posting. This thread is 3 and a half years old. Thanks

[ZL1power69]

Originally Posted by s10blazerman4x4

Guys please take a look at the dates before posting. This thread is 3 and a half years old. Thanks