Freightliner heater not working

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Back to News. Posted on December One of the worst feelings when you drive a heavy-duty truck for a living is getting into that truck, starting it up, and cranking up the heat only to be disappointed by the temperature of the air or the amount of warm air getting into the cabin. Blaine Brothers semi truck repair shops in Minnesota and Wisconsin help you get back on the road. The heat in a truck is relatively simple. The engine produces heat, and it produces lots of it. Coolant is pumped in and around the engine to absorb a large portion of this heat.

Freightliner heater not working

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At Fixya. Backed by a community of knowledgeable professionals, our platform ensures that the solutions provided are thoroughly researched and validated. The air from the heater core will be as hot as the coolant temperature of the engine. Thermostats come in a couple of different opening temperatures so check around for one that opens around 85 degrees if you want hotter air in the cab Another point is to close the recirculating vent door to the cabin as the heater core is trying to heat fresh freezing air if it is open. You may be hearing the actuator moving but not the door. I would check if your vent to the outside is open. If it is I would check the vacum hose that controls the vent to open and close. You might have to purge the coolent system cause when you change stuff like that you normally have to bleed the the colent system. So what you have to do is run the car untill your temp gets to degrees the cut the car off and let the coolent drain down and then refill and geep doing that untill you have heat. I have replaced thermostat,.

Freightliner heater not working

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Draft saved Draft deleted. Anyone else have any ideas? One of the common ways in which a heater core fails is that it becomes clogged. May 1, 2. What I do is put a ball valve on the end of a garden hose with a nipple on one end. This restricts the flow of the coolant either completely, or to a largely ineffective trickle. By checking this box and clicking the "Send me job offers" button below. Not just one. I tried turning it off, and back on a couple of times didn't work. I had just put one on a bus the day you posted your original question. After you figure out what the problem is,it only takes about 45 minutes, but it took me hours to get to that point. Has anyone ever heard of the front heater plugging? Cal Mc Advanced Member. Search forums.

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May 4, 9. I had just put one on a bus the day you posted your original question. I did not have to take out the seat though. May 1, 4. Hazmat Driver. After that, reattach the radiator hose and add coolant to the system, replacing the cap when finished. Thanks again, have a good day! Open the hood and follow your heater hoses that go back to the bunk. It has the usual sleeper controls on the wall with low and high fan, AC or heat and a dial thermostat. Dennis , May 4, The engine produces heat, and it produces lots of it. Roughly a foot from where the plug is into the electric valve.