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Re: do toyota heaters just suck? [Re: DirtyHarry] #675282 12/09/05 03:37 AM
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sdsnowman Offline OP
Mudrunner
i pulled the glovebox out and checked everything under the dash- physically everything looks fine. all connectors plugged in and...
stumped.

Re: do toyota heaters just suck? [Re: sdsnowman] #675283 12/09/05 03:45 AM
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87Toy4x4 Offline
Body Damage is Cool
you could try backflushing your heater core. most people do that and a bunch of crud comes out. just take off both of the hoses connected to it and put a garden hose to one of them.

btw, you wouldnt be able to see if your blower resistor was bad by looking under the dash. you have to unscrew the one screw that connects it and see if any of the coil things are burned up. but if all speeds on your fan work then it should be good.


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Re: do toyota heaters just suck? [Re: 87Toy4x4] #675284 12/09/05 03:52 AM
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sdsnowman Offline OP
Mudrunner
i did the backflush thing and the water flowed fast and clear.
the fan motor works fine.

i guess i might have to take it to.... a repair facility!!!

Re: do toyota heaters just suck? [Re: sdsnowman] #675285 12/09/05 03:55 AM
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willzrunna96 Offline
Body Damage is Cool
my heat fry's my eyes out what about that heater control valve


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Re: do toyota heaters just suck? [Re: sdsnowman] #675286 12/09/05 04:01 AM
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kewlynx Offline
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Follow that troubleshooting tree I posted for ya man!! If you've done all that other stuff, you might be up into the heat controls.


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Re: do toyota heaters just suck? [Re: kewlynx] #675287 12/09/05 04:23 AM
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Make sure the valve on the firewall is working right and is not clogged. Replace the heater hoses they could be clogged. The heater in my 90 works well enough that I do not put my full doors on for winter snow runs!!!!!!:D

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Re: do toyota heaters just suck? [Re: sdsnowman] #675288 12/09/05 04:52 AM
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Toy Story Offline
Mudrunner
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i have a toyota t-stat w/ the 1/4" hole in it....


1/4" hole is way too big. Try about 1/16".

Make sure your fan clutch isn't seized as well.


85 Toyota SR5 Xtra Cab P/U
Re: do toyota heaters just suck? [Re: sdsnowman] #675289 12/09/05 05:00 AM
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Cholltero Offline
Wheeler
Had the same problem in my little 85' flatbed w the 22r. Over the winter a mouse got in the evap housing under the dash and made a nest . Everytime I hit the blower it smelt of rat pi** and about drove me insaner. Ended up purging the freon at a cooling shop so it was reclaimed then took the truck home and pulled the entire fan/ evap/ heater core out and cleaned and disinfected it with every chemical I could find . A mild amonia solution did the best on the odor and purple plus cleaned the dirt out . You wouldn't believe the dirt and dust and dog hair and lint in addition to the frikin rat nest that was impacted almost to a mat that had built up over 20 years and was preventing AIR Flow. After that it worked at least 5 times better .


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Re: do toyota heaters just suck? [Re: Cholltero] #675290 12/09/05 06:00 AM
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87Toy4x4 Offline
Body Damage is Cool
Yeah a 1/4" hole is way too big. Where does your temp gauge needle sit at during normal operation?


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Re: do toyota heaters just suck? [Re: OOP'S] #675291 12/09/05 07:41 AM
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Van91DSM Offline
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Make sure the valve on the firewall is working right and is not clogged.


That's where I'd look first. I ended up replacing my '88 valve with one from a newer model truck that mounts a little bit differently. The newer style valve seemed to look much cleaner in design and operation to me. It took some very slight tweaking to get her in place, but it will work and can be done. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />


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