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Old 10-12-2010, 05:29 AM
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So i turn the car on and let it warm up then i turn the heat on and it starts to blow nice and warm. Well after a few minutes it will turn to cold air. It will then just go back and forth from cold to hot air, without me touching anything on the temp. control.

Does anyone know what would cause this. I thought something blocking the system maybe?
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Low coolant/air in the system.
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yeah it needs to be bled. mine was doing that for awhile, but apparently i wasn't bleeding the system right
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how would i properly go about bleeding that. just drain everything and refill?
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Yep my car had that problem right after a motor swap too. The shop drained some of my coolant and forgot to fill it.

Do a flush and you should be golden.
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This is the one I used.

http://forums.s2kca.com/showthread.php?t=12152
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Whatever you do, dont follow that procedure from the book. you will overheat the car for sure.

I have posted my bleed procedure a few times.
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Originally Posted by Billman250,Oct 12 2010, 05:33 AM
Low coolant/air in the system.
X2.. happened to me. I just bled it on an incline & BAM hEAT!
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Originally Posted by Billman250,Oct 13 2010, 06:51 AM
Whatever you do, dont follow that procedure from the book. you will overheat the car for sure.
Why is that?
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