Help!! I need some heat :(

[Mat Deegan]

Hello all,

Recently, I just installed a body lift on my 01' ST and put everything back together (i think). Everything works great, EXCEPT my heater. When I turn the temp. knob all the way to red zone, I dont get any heat This is the worse time to break down cuz winter is coming. How can I fix this problem without taking it to the dealer?



Thanks

Mat

 

[Todd Z]

Look under the hood at the heater hoses, There is a "pot" controller in the line fed with a vacuum hose, Maybe that fell off during the lift causing the valve not to open allowing the antifreeze to flow in the heater core...

Todd Z

 

[shawn stonbraker 2]

Did it work right before you put the lift on? If it's the first time you've tried to use it, then you could have a stuck thermostat. (of course that is if the Z-man isn't right)

 

[Gavin Allan]

Maybe with the body up higher, you now have trapped air in the heater core.

 

[Mat Deegan]

Yea It was working perfectly fine before the lift. Now I hate driving to work at 5 am without any heating (u know how cold it is in the morning)

 

[joey reed]

I would replace the thermostat it seems everytime I do something to my truck something else breaks, I changed my trans fluid and my starter when out go figure The t stat cheap and while replacing it if it was trapped air you could get it out.

 

[Mat Deegan]

Thanks for all of the replys guys...ill try what Todd and joeyreed suggested.....ill let u know how it goes

 

[Jason McKinnon]

Also, just as an aside, make sure you're not on "Max A/C". I've turned mine all the way to heat before with it on Max, and 15 minutes later it was still blowing cold. As soon as I moved it off max a/c, instant heat.

 

[Mat Deegan]

just to save me time.....where is the heater core located? possible pics? thanks



Mat