Ok, so its going to be yet another heating problem.
To get started, the engine is a 1.8 SOHC, I recently (within the last month or 2)changed the radiator cap, flushed the rad/heater core with radiator flush, and put in new coolant, and changed the Thermostat for a 180deg thermostat.
So now the problem, I have no heat
For real, I changed all of the above, except the cap, because I'm trying to figure out why I have no heat. If I let it idle it'll get warm, the temp gauge goes up and there's sort of heat, which is fine by me, at least there's some heat. However, as soon as I start driving it the temp needle drops way down into the cold again and goodbye heat. I can be driving for a while and it usually doesn't heat up. Then I'll stop, go into the store, come back, turn the key, and the temp gauge will read hot. The instant it gets airflow over it, it cools down. Anybody have any idea what could be causing this? Its got me pretty annoyed, I'm almost at the point of just sticking cardboard in front of the radiator and calling it a day, but if somebody has an actual solution to the problem and not a band-aid so to speak, I'd appreciate your input.
Thanks,
Nick
To get started, the engine is a 1.8 SOHC, I recently (within the last month or 2)changed the radiator cap, flushed the rad/heater core with radiator flush, and put in new coolant, and changed the Thermostat for a 180deg thermostat.
So now the problem, I have no heat
For real, I changed all of the above, except the cap, because I'm trying to figure out why I have no heat. If I let it idle it'll get warm, the temp gauge goes up and there's sort of heat, which is fine by me, at least there's some heat. However, as soon as I start driving it the temp needle drops way down into the cold again and goodbye heat. I can be driving for a while and it usually doesn't heat up. Then I'll stop, go into the store, come back, turn the key, and the temp gauge will read hot. The instant it gets airflow over it, it cools down. Anybody have any idea what could be causing this? Its got me pretty annoyed, I'm almost at the point of just sticking cardboard in front of the radiator and calling it a day, but if somebody has an actual solution to the problem and not a band-aid so to speak, I'd appreciate your input.Thanks,
Nick
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