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Re: Scout II heating



Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't your thermostat on the engine have
something to do with that?

Joe_Costanzo@domain.elided wrote:

> Binders,
>
> After much thinking that my heater system may not be fully operational, I
> finally stuck a thermometer in the vents to find what my temps are.  With a
> warm engine on a 60-ish degree day here in Pennsylvania, I'm running 120
> deg on the driver's side, and about 110 on the passenger's side.  (Air
> fully on, fan on high, heat control on high, air sent to defrost ducts
> beneath windshield.)  The air flow is much higher on the pass. side than on
> the driver's.  (Is this because the blower is closer to that side?)  I'm
> thinking that the temp should be more on the 140-150 range.  I have a new
> heater core (a year or two), a clean cooling system, and I do not notice
> any fluctuations in temp at road speed v. sitting still.
>
> Does this sound right?  It wasn't the warmest vehicle to drive last winter,
> and I'm hoping to avoid a repeat this year.
>
> Thanks all.
>
> Joe Costanzo
> '79 Scout II



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