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Old 09-25-2011, 09:50 PM
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Well this is a strange problem. I didnt even know it was possible to be honest. I turn the heat on in my Blazer and it doesnt seem to get hot just sort of a slightly warm but still cool air. This is with the heat all the way to 82 and the truck being driven for about 30 minutes. Any ideas?
 
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coolant level ok?
 
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Old 09-25-2011, 10:16 PM
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coolant level ok?
Ooh good point, I havent checked yet. Ill be sure to do that first thing in the morning and let you know.
 
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Heater core plugged? Blend door actuator bad or stuck?
 
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Blend door actuator bad or stuck?
Could be a vacuum leak in the blend ****. I had the same problem with my selector switch. Stick your head up to the actual **** and see if you hear a hissing. Mine had a bad seal. I also found that if I floored it, it drew enough vacuum temporarily and kicked it where I wanted until I replaced it.
 
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Originally Posted by BlaziNator
Could be a vacuum leak in the blend ****. I had the same problem with my selector switch. Stick your head up to the actual **** and see if you hear a hissing. Mine had a bad seal. I also found that if I floored it, it drew enough vacuum temporarily and kicked it where I wanted until I replaced it.
Had both problems. Plugged heater core caused the exact problem described by the OP-little if any heat. After flushing the core and the rest of the coolant, back to normal hot heat.

Also had a bad HVAC vacuum switch - it would make a hissing sound and was slow to switch between defrost,vent,floor,etc. Surprisingly a new replacement switch was not available, so I got one from a junkyard.

Maybe I wasn't using the correct terminology? Isn't the blend door electrically operated by the HVAC temp switch?
 
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Old 10-01-2011, 09:57 AM
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Thanks guys, turns out the heater core was plugged. Had to have it back flushed but 84 bucks and I have heat again!
 
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