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Old 11-28-2010, 11:58 AM
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Well I flushed the heater core and burped the system. Now I get pretty good heat, not the best but good enough for the winter. The thing that has me puzzled now is when I turn the fan motor up all the way the heat starts to cool of and then almost disappear. When I turn it back down the heat starts to gradually come back. What the! Completely confused now.
 
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Old 11-28-2010, 12:07 PM
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I'd say the core is still clogged. Did you try CLR and let it soak for a while. It mat appear to flow well, but if some of the tubes are clogged it won't keep up.
 
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Old 11-28-2010, 12:37 PM
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No. I finished up late yesterday and my wife wanted to go some where. I have my wife pick some of that up and will give it a try this week. Thank you for the help. I picked this truck up for $1,500 and I would have to say that it runs extremely well. If these are the little problems I am going to have until I get them fixed, I would say I got a pretty good deal.
 
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The CLR is not an end all solution, but if the heat does get better, that pretty much confirms the fact you need to replace the core.
 



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