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1994 Dakota V6 No Heat

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Old Jan 28, 2025 | 11:11 AM
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I have had system flushed replaced radiator(it leaked). New upper and lower hoses, new thermo what manual called for. I had some heat. Had water pumped replaced ( leaking) heater core flushed a few times, now i have no heat. Hose to heater core is hot, return hose is cold. any ideas, suggestions?
 
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Old Jan 28, 2025 | 12:37 PM
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Sounds like you have a blockage at the heater core if one hose is hot and the other is cold. Sounds like the heater core still needs to be flushed some more..
 
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Old Jan 28, 2025 | 07:39 PM
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Also possibly a blockage in the return hose. Remove the return hose from the core and see if it flows through. Assuming you did a flush I would think this would be confirmed already
 
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Old Jan 29, 2025 | 12:43 AM
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Lastly, do you have a laser temperature gun? (here's an example - https://www.harborfreight.com/121-in...ter-63985.html)

If so, what are the temperature readings for the inlet and outlet heater core hoses?
 
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Old Jan 29, 2025 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Harryo75
I have had system flushed replaced radiator(it leaked). New upper and lower hoses, new thermo what manual called for. I had some heat. Had water pumped replaced ( leaking) heater core flushed a few times, now i have no heat. Hose to heater core is hot, return hose is cold. any ideas, suggestions?

Classic symptom of a clogged heater core. Unhook your hoses to the core. Press a garden hose into the cooler hose and reverse flow it. It's possible some gooky stuff (<--------fancy technical term) got loose and got in there. If you reverse flush the hoses, with the drain to the floor, not back into the engine, it may come loose.
 
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