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Is it still hot air coming out?
When the engines warmed up, pop the hood and check your two hoses. They should both be right around the same temp. If the one going into the heater core is hot and the one coming out is noticeably different you may have a heater core issue... Also maybe get a flush since you got your new radiator. May just be some funk in there sloshing around in there.Yes, the heater still works. Although maybe not quite as hot as it used to get. But maybe that's just my imagination, seeing as how we are in warmer weather right now. My defrost still works real good, too.
Yes.Can your heater core be on its way out, be giving off that smell, but yet not drip any liquid onto the carpet?
So far, I haven't seen that 'mist' yet.... One sure-fire sign is the occasional 'mist' coming from the windshield vents - the 'mist' looked very much like cigarette smoke...
It's raining right now.When the engines warmed up, pop the hood and check your two hoses. They should both be right around the same temp. If the one going into the heater core is hot and the one coming out is noticeably different you may have a heater core issue...
If there is some crud in the core, that could explain why my heater isn't getting as hot as it used to.... Also maybe get a flush since you got your new radiator. May just be some funk in there sloshing around in there.
Wouldn't THAT be nice? Same with most cars. I've done it on both my Mustangs. The heater core cost $30 and labor is $500. $800 seems a bit high but it's been a few years.You'd think that you'd be able to just remove the glove box door, & be able to get at the heater core. Or, maybe Jeep could have made the core accessible by having the core attach to a plate, & have that plate bolt to the engine side of the firewall. That way, when you need to remove the core, you'd remove the 2 hoses, unbolt the plate from the firewall, remove the plate (along with the heater core).
But, I suppose that would be too easy.
I've done it on my F-150 twice. It went out again somehow and this time I said screw it and bypassed it altogether. It's just a work truck so it's not that big of a deal but man I'll tell you what it's a hell of a job getting that whole dash out for a little 8"X8" heater core.You'd think that you'd be able to just remove the glove box door, & be able to get at the heater core. Or, maybe Jeep could have made the core accessible by having the core attach to a plate, & have that plate bolt to the engine side of the firewall. That way, when you need to remove the core, you'd remove the 2 hoses, unbolt the plate from the firewall, remove the plate (along with the heater core). But, I suppose that would be too easy.
I said the same thing..... Bottom line is it would cost more for production, so they would never do it.You'd think that you'd be able to just remove the glove box door, & be able to get at the heater core. Or, maybe Jeep could have made the core accessible by having the core attach to a plate, & have that plate bolt to the engine side of the firewall. That way, when you need to remove the core, you'd remove the 2 hoses, unbolt the plate from the firewall, remove the plate (along with the heater core).
But, I suppose that would be too easy.
x2 thisAntifreeze stench will stay with a vehicle a LONG time after a failure or spill.