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 Re: do toyota heaters just suck?
[Re: Van91DSM]
#675292
12/09/05 08:34 AM
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Joined: Mar 2005
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No..mine blows...lol..sorry bad joke
but really, my heater blows so hot i cant brethe sometimes. But when my t-stat was out, it never blew even warm, then again my eng never heated up either.
see if your temp rises to mid way then turn it on. if still not hot then I dont think it is a t-stat issue. i would try valve at that point.
1/4 in t-stat hole is kinda big. If the eng never warms up all the way then the heater will not be hot.
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Re: do toyota heaters just suck?
[Re: ToyotaChris]
#675293
12/09/05 04:02 PM
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Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 268
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Mudrunner
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the temp gauge goes up to just below the halfway point. i drilled the hole in it because it would go up towards hot when pulling my toy trailer up over the grade out to the desert. now it does not.
the valve on the firewall seems to be working fine. the shaft moves freely and when i had the hoses off, it controlled the water flow by pushing it in or out.
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Re: do toyota heaters just suck?
[Re: 4Crawler]
#675295
12/09/05 05:40 PM
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Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 98
Getting the Wheeling Fever
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What about air trapped in the cooling system that found it's way into the heater core?
1985 runner, completely stock(still)
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Re: do toyota heaters just suck?
[Re: 4Crawler]
#675296
12/09/05 06:58 PM
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Anonymous
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(I run one and get loads of heat out of my heater and the engine has never overheated since I installed it.) [/quote]
HEY 4CRAWLER!
Do you have an after market gauge, and if so what is your normal operating temp with that thermostat? Just want a number to compare to mine, not sure my gauge is working properly.
Last edited by Geriatric; 12/10/05 02:11 AM.
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Re: do toyota heaters just suck?
[Re: sdsnowman]
#675297
12/09/05 10:18 PM
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Anonymous
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my fresh air flapper door broke on mine, letting outside air blow directly into the cab. mite be worth looking at if your getting hot water.
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Re: do toyota heaters just suck?
#675298
12/09/05 11:02 PM
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Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,010
Body Damage is Cool
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hey 4Crawler. i went to the dealer about 3 months ago and gave them the part number for the dual valve 2 stat and they said they dont carry it anymore.
87 22R PU, 2? body lift, 33? BFG muds, 4.88's, F&R Lock-Rights, Rancho Shocks, EB's Street RV Head w/ 268 Cam, LCE Header, 2" to 2 1/4" exhaust, Flowmaster 50 series, Magnaflow high flow cat, complete Herculined SR5 interior, V6 BB, MC, and calipers.
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Re: do toyota heaters just suck?
[Re: 87Toy4x4]
#675299
12/09/05 11:14 PM
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Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 12,153
Web Wheeler
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hey 4Crawler. i went to the dealer about 3 months ago and gave them the part number for the dual valve 2 stat and they said they dont carry it anymore. It is too available, I have a stock of them if you can't find them locally: - http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/index.shtml#TstatOrder
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Re: do toyota heaters just suck?
#675300
12/11/05 05:50 PM
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Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 12,153
Web Wheeler
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(I run one and get loads of heat out of my heater and the engine has never overheated since I installed it.)
HEY 4CRAWLER! Do you have an after market gauge, and if so what is your normal operating temp with that thermostat? Just want a number to compare to mine, not sure my gauge is working properly. [/quote] Just the factory SR5 gauge, runs a few needle widths below horizontal. I just got an infrared thermometer gun so one of these days I want to see what the hoses and radiator read temperature wise.
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Re: do toyota heaters just suck?
[Re: 4Crawler]
#675301
12/11/05 09:10 PM
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Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,010
Body Damage is Cool
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oh well my dealer didnt carry them. i might order one from you in the future. oh and btw you will have sooo much fun w/ that infared thermometer gun haha. i always love to mess w/ the one at the shop getting readings from everything i can find <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />. maybe im just easily amused but idk lol.
87 22R PU, 2? body lift, 33? BFG muds, 4.88's, F&R Lock-Rights, Rancho Shocks, EB's Street RV Head w/ 268 Cam, LCE Header, 2" to 2 1/4" exhaust, Flowmaster 50 series, Magnaflow high flow cat, complete Herculined SR5 interior, V6 BB, MC, and calipers.
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