i had no heat for the past month and its been around 30 degrees daily

changed thermostat
topped off radiator
got nothing....


i mentioned my problem to my grandad and he said to take it to the car wash and flush the heater core...

i flushed it and chunks came out

cost me a whole dollar and now i've got so much heat i gotta take my jacket off when i drive more than 10 min


just thought i'd mention this helpful hint to anyone having similar problems

 

You flushed your heater core in a car wash???

 

lol...yeah

i needed high pressure

 

Hey, if it worked.....it worked.

 

Nice lol

 

nice you fixed it. trying get my head around this... so you disconnected 2 hoses that go to the core and stuck the high pressure washer wand into it and fired away?

 

idk if i would ever use a pressure washer but its always good to flush the heater box i just use the garden hose

 

+1, usually just flushing water in the opposite direction of the regular flow will work the parts out. Like cleaning a K&N or something, you wont blast water through the filter, you'll push the crap out the way it came in.

 

I wish there was a video from the car wash!

 

thats exactly what i did
just back and forth into each hose until the water came out clear

 

How many miles do you have on your car?