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I have a red 4.2 in my HJ ute. The problem is the heater doesn't seem to get hot enough. I have heard that if the heater hoses are swapped over, this can happen. Not sure if that's possible. Can anyone help me as to how to route the hoses the right way. The heater core is only 12 months old and clean. The cooling system is also fairly new and clean. Edited by user Monday, 15 August 2005 7:42:32 AM(UTC)
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try checking your thermostat? if it's rusted open or if you don't have one installed drop one in, or try a higher temp unit, or your water will run through the engine too fast for it to heat up... especially in a 'fairly new and clean' cooling system
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Thanks for he info but got a good 89 degree thermostat that's working correctly. Running twin thermos and no engine fan. The thermos are set right. Is is likely the heater core was replaced with a smaller capacity one? When I got it, the core look
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Does it have the hot water switch still in circuit? Edited by user Monday, 15 August 2005 7:12:19 PM(UTC)
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BluHJ,
My 253 Red is also running luke warm. Temp guages reads about half way. With these current cool temps I just suspect bloody cool weather. I am in Sydneym, last week we had frost, and in 10 degs or lower, that HUGE grill and radiator and working
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John, Byron,
Thanks for the input. When you say the hot water switch, do you mean the heater tap. If so, yes, the vacuum type and it's working correctly. Forgot to mention it's got A/C, gas (T pieces in the heater hoses) and a WB inlet manifold, so
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Hi Andrew,
If it is any help, I have diagrams from the parts manual for HX pre and post pollution heater hoses set ups.
Let me know if they will help and I'll send them through.
Cheers...Dave
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Thanks Dave. May be of some help. I can't seem to find a good diagram in any manuals I have accesss to. Send 'em through.
Thanks muchly
Andrew
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Hi Andrew,
By the time you read this, you should have the diagrams in your inbox.
Cheers...Dave
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Thanks Dave. Can't access them at the moment as I'm at work. Will look at them in the am. Appreciate the assistance. Will let you know how I go.
Andrew
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BluHJ,
I have been freezin a bit the past few nights myself, and had a look at my heater. So I thought I'd use the NSW Govt approved hose to reverse flush the heater radiator. First I got a trickle then a rush of rusty/muddy water. I force fed both pip
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John
Yours was easy. I had to rework all the setup of my heater hoses. I have a pollution manifold and gas fitted. I thought the gas hoses may be disrupting the flow of hot coolant to the heater core. I used one of the outlets from where the th
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