heating problem

6ixer · December 19th, 2011, 09:20 AM

Well for a short while I had problem with my heating the temp gauge would show that there head and at time the temp gauge would show at norm heat where the needle would be half way....

So my dad said there might be an air pocket so we took na 15 mm wrench to the...idk what you call it.. the bleeder bolt or w/e at the top nof the engine. We twisted the bolt a little lose enough to here hissing as if there was air in the lines and in fact there was..for a good 1 2 minutes air came out with no coolant and once coolant came out we tighten the bolt and closed the hood and now I had heat..pretty nice and warm

Fast foward to last night...problem re occured and today on the way to work I had no heat and I drove fore 30 minutes so there's no way my car didn't build heat because the gauge was directly at half way between ccold and hot..

Then I open the hood and there's spray(of coolant) on the fan battery holder and ...practically a light spray on the acsory belt also

What the hell???

xtreme 2 · December 19th, 2011, 09:27 AM

Sounds like your upper radiator hose blew. There is probably a hairline split somewhere.

This seems to be a common problem.

6ixer · December 19th, 2011, 09:49 AM

Oh and another thing...last night after my car was runing and had full heat for about 30 minutes...I touched the upper raditor hose...it was nice and wamr...so I knew that was good....the lower one.....cold.....not a little bit wamr at all...fe??t my heater pipes that go from the the engine to heater core...both nice and warm

mustang227 · December 19th, 2011, 10:59 AM

clogged heater core?

xtreme 2 · December 19th, 2011, 11:33 AM

Mine just had a really big air pocket. For me it would work fine under load, but as soon as I stopped and rpms went below 1500, the blew ice cold.

Just had to burp it, drive for 20 minutes, come back and burp it again, and did that for about an hour.

Now it's not doing it anymore.

6ixer · December 19th, 2011, 11:42 AM

@ extreme oh yeah I know I had an air pocket...we bled it out or thought we did last wk and all of a sudden. It stopped with hot air and now if I do get heat is not very hot nor does it last

xtreme 2 · December 19th, 2011, 12:13 PM

try bleeding the system again. I had to do it 3 or 4 times before I got it all out. Sometimes it's good to drive for a day then bleed again. It can be a very tedious task.

6ixer · December 19th, 2011, 12:20 PM

About the other guy who said clogged heater core....I thought so too but when I felt the two tube that went to and from the core...both were nice and warm...so just bleed the shit out of it??

xtreme 2 · December 19th, 2011, 01:48 PM

yup, just keep bleedin...

6ixer · December 19th, 2011, 02:14 PM

Lol...also mechanic at my work said prolly a blown head gasket sence compression/pressure keeps getting in the lines...

xtreme 2 · December 19th, 2011, 02:22 PM

how's your oil?

mustangmike! · December 19th, 2011, 04:11 PM

sounds like my issue kinda

I took out the bleeder plug like you did, and took off the radiator cap. Then useda funnel to fill up the coolant from the bleeder hole, once it reached full at the cap, I replaced it, then kept filling until it overflowed at the bleeder hole. Then replaced the bolt. And worked like a charm for about a week, then couple night ago it did it again, refilled again today and worked like a charm again ...

6ixer · December 20th, 2011, 12:38 AM

Both oil and antifreeze are slowly leaking...but NOT mixing...every soo often I have to put a half qt in

xtreme 2 · December 20th, 2011, 09:38 AM

is it going on the ground or somewhere else?

and what I did to fix my problem what I took off the bleeder valve, filled it up with a funnel, made sure the radiator was full, and then started the car. Just kept the radiator full and after about 30 seconds coolant started bubbling through the bleeder. Once it got where there were no more bubbles and just coolant, I capped it off.

Got a little messy, but it did the trick. Heater blows real hot now.

xtreme 2 · December 20th, 2011, 09:39 AM

When I did my IMRC swap I had forgotten to fill the bleeder and I guess it just kept getting worse and worse.

mustangmike! · December 20th, 2011, 10:01 AM

Oddly enough, I rebuilt my engine and finished that back in what may ? something like that, anyways, I just filled up the radiator. Went about my buisness, never had problems, used my heat several times, about 3 weeks ago I started having my first heater problems, did the coolant fill from the over flow tube and fixed it, drove about a week and it comes back. Did the same fix and its good so far lol

But it should fix it fairly quick, their is a bypass to get around the thermostat so it should fill things up even w/ thermo closed.

xtreme 2 · December 20th, 2011, 11:26 AM

yea that's how mine was. I did my IMRC deleted last June (2010) and it didn't start having issues until this September.

December 19th, 2011, 09:20 AM	#1
6ixer Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 mustang v6 14.6@99.68 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: east greenbush, ny Posts: 1,567 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	heating problem Well for a short while I had problem with my heating the temp gauge would show that there head and at time the temp gauge would show at norm heat where the needle would be half way.... So my dad said there might be an air pocket so we took na 15 mm wrench to the...idk what you call it.. the bleeder bolt or w/e at the top nof the engine. We twisted the bolt a little lose enough to here hissing as if there was air in the lines and in fact there was..for a good 1 2 minutes air came out with no coolant and once coolant came out we tighten the bolt and closed the hood and now I had heat..pretty nice and warm Fast foward to last night...problem re occured and today on the way to work I had no heat and I drove fore 30 minutes so there's no way my car didn't build heat because the gauge was directly at half way between ccold and hot.. Then I open the hood and there's spray(of coolant) on the fan battery holder and ...practically a light spray on the acsory belt also What the hell??? __________________ Ported heads, comp cams cam, AM CAI, posi'd rear with 3.73 gears, flowmaster exhaust Fixed clutch!!!!! "My mustang likes a good ol' fashion bowl of rice....especially fried"

December 19th, 2011, 09:27 AM	#2
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sounds like your upper radiator hose blew. There is probably a hairline split somewhere. This seems to be a common problem. __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!

December 19th, 2011, 09:49 AM	#3
6ixer Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 mustang v6 14.6@99.68 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: east greenbush, ny Posts: 1,567 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	Oh and another thing...last night after my car was runing and had full heat for about 30 minutes...I touched the upper raditor hose...it was nice and wamr...so I knew that was good....the lower one.....cold.....not a little bit wamr at all...fe??t my heater pipes that go from the the engine to heater core...both nice and warm __________________ Ported heads, comp cams cam, AM CAI, posi'd rear with 3.73 gears, flowmaster exhaust Fixed clutch!!!!! "My mustang likes a good ol' fashion bowl of rice....especially fried"

December 19th, 2011, 10:59 AM	#4
mustang227 Regular Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 88 iTrader: 0 reviews	clogged heater core? __________________ UDP, Cai, MAC LT's, Divorced duals with original 40's, Predator performance tune

December 19th, 2011, 11:33 AM	#5
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	Mine just had a really big air pocket. For me it would work fine under load, but as soon as I stopped and rpms went below 1500, the blew ice cold. Just had to burp it, drive for 20 minutes, come back and burp it again, and did that for about an hour. Now it's not doing it anymore. __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!

December 19th, 2011, 11:42 AM	#6
6ixer Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 mustang v6 14.6@99.68 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: east greenbush, ny Posts: 1,567 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	@ extreme oh yeah I know I had an air pocket...we bled it out or thought we did last wk and all of a sudden. It stopped with hot air and now if I do get heat is not very hot nor does it last __________________ Ported heads, comp cams cam, AM CAI, posi'd rear with 3.73 gears, flowmaster exhaust Fixed clutch!!!!! "My mustang likes a good ol' fashion bowl of rice....especially fried"

December 19th, 2011, 12:13 PM	#7
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	try bleeding the system again. I had to do it 3 or 4 times before I got it all out. Sometimes it's good to drive for a day then bleed again. It can be a very tedious task. __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!

December 19th, 2011, 12:20 PM	#8
6ixer Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 mustang v6 14.6@99.68 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: east greenbush, ny Posts: 1,567 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	About the other guy who said clogged heater core....I thought so too but when I felt the two tube that went to and from the core...both were nice and warm...so just bleed the shit out of it?? __________________ Ported heads, comp cams cam, AM CAI, posi'd rear with 3.73 gears, flowmaster exhaust Fixed clutch!!!!! "My mustang likes a good ol' fashion bowl of rice....especially fried"

December 19th, 2011, 01:48 PM	#9
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	yup, just keep bleedin... __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!

December 19th, 2011, 02:14 PM	#10
6ixer Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 mustang v6 14.6@99.68 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: east greenbush, ny Posts: 1,567 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	Lol...also mechanic at my work said prolly a blown head gasket sence compression/pressure keeps getting in the lines... __________________ Ported heads, comp cams cam, AM CAI, posi'd rear with 3.73 gears, flowmaster exhaust Fixed clutch!!!!! "My mustang likes a good ol' fashion bowl of rice....especially fried"

December 19th, 2011, 02:22 PM	#11
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	how's your oil? __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!

December 19th, 2011, 04:11 PM	#12
mustangmike! I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2004,1994,1967 14.37 @ 96 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 6,018 iTrader: 1 reviews	sounds like my issue kinda I took out the bleeder plug like you did, and took off the radiator cap. Then useda funnel to fill up the coolant from the bleeder hole, once it reached full at the cap, I replaced it, then kept filling until it overflowed at the bleeder hole. Then replaced the bolt. And worked like a charm for about a week, then couple night ago it did it again, refilled again today and worked like a charm again ... __________________ 227whp N/A V6 Now w/ 8th Mile 8s ! How To Jmod Your Late Model 4R70W

December 20th, 2011, 12:38 AM	#13
6ixer Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 mustang v6 14.6@99.68 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: east greenbush, ny Posts: 1,567 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	Both oil and antifreeze are slowly leaking...but NOT mixing...every soo often I have to put a half qt in __________________ Ported heads, comp cams cam, AM CAI, posi'd rear with 3.73 gears, flowmaster exhaust Fixed clutch!!!!! "My mustang likes a good ol' fashion bowl of rice....especially fried"

December 20th, 2011, 09:38 AM	#14
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	is it going on the ground or somewhere else? and what I did to fix my problem what I took off the bleeder valve, filled it up with a funnel, made sure the radiator was full, and then started the car. Just kept the radiator full and after about 30 seconds coolant started bubbling through the bleeder. Once it got where there were no more bubbles and just coolant, I capped it off. Got a little messy, but it did the trick. Heater blows real hot now. __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!

December 20th, 2011, 09:39 AM	#15
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	When I did my IMRC swap I had forgotten to fill the bleeder and I guess it just kept getting worse and worse. __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!

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December 20th, 2011, 10:01 AM	#16
mustangmike! I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2004,1994,1967 14.37 @ 96 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 6,018 iTrader: 1 reviews	Oddly enough, I rebuilt my engine and finished that back in what may ? something like that, anyways, I just filled up the radiator. Went about my buisness, never had problems, used my heat several times, about 3 weeks ago I started having my first heater problems, did the coolant fill from the over flow tube and fixed it, drove about a week and it comes back. Did the same fix and its good so far lol But it should fix it fairly quick, their is a bypass to get around the thermostat so it should fill things up even w/ thermo closed. __________________ 227whp N/A V6 Now w/ 8th Mile 8s ! How To Jmod Your Late Model 4R70W

December 20th, 2011, 11:26 AM	#17
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea that's how mine was. I did my IMRC deleted last June (2010) and it didn't start having issues until this September. __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!