Heating
I have a dodge dakota 2002 v6 3.9L. I have some problem with my heating, when i'm at a higher speed, like about 50km/h, it all work fine, but when i'm stopped or at a low speed, there's still air coming out but it is cold. I've cheked the engine oil and coolant. What can it be?
Yes it does the same thing on park and if i give a bit of gas it doesn't get warm. No work have been done on it lately. I've cheked a bit online and maybe it could be the thermostat? I'm no expert so i really don't know.
If the engine gets up to operating temp, the thermostat is doing its job.
So, sitting still, in park, there is no heat, and if you idle the engine up to 1500 RPM or so, it STILL doesn't get warm??
So, sitting still, in park, there is no heat, and if you idle the engine up to 1500 RPM or so, it STILL doesn't get warm??
My 98 3.9 was doing the same thing. Disconnected the heater hoses, drained it some, and put some blue devil radiator flush in the heater core only (under half a bottle). After ten to twenty minutes, give it a good, but gentle backflush. Helped mine heat much better. Heater core might be partially clogged, so it's not flowing enough water unless the pump is moving faster.
Edit: You will have to burp it after draining the heater core. Park nose up on a hill, the highest angle you can with the radiator cap off and bring it up to temp temp to try moving any air out of the heater core.
Edit: You will have to burp it after draining the heater core. Park nose up on a hill, the highest angle you can with the radiator cap off and bring it up to temp temp to try moving any air out of the heater core.
Last edited by Skreelink; Feb 5, 2019 at 08:12 AM.
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My 98 3.9 was doing the same thing. Disconnected the heater hoses, drained it some, and put some blue devil radiator flush in the heater core only (under half a bottle). After ten to twenty minutes, give it a good, but gentle backflush. Helped mine heat much better. Heater core might be partially clogged, so it's not flowing enough water unless the pump is moving faster.
Edit: You will have to burp it after draining the heater core. Park nose up on a hill, the highest angle you can with the radiator cap off and bring it up to temp temp to try moving any air out of the heater core.
Edit: You will have to burp it after draining the heater core. Park nose up on a hill, the highest angle you can with the radiator cap off and bring it up to temp temp to try moving any air out of the heater core.
you could also start by just burping the radiator alone to see if that works before going through the hassle of flushing stuff.






