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Old 30 Jun 2005, 12:45 am
Rattus The RAT
 
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Default Re: Heater takes a while to get hot.


"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "Rattus The RAT" <rats_and_guns_n_roses@REMOVE-THIS-PARTyahoo.com> wrote
> in news:uc2we.421$Ox3.18@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com:
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>> That is not directly related to your issue but my 91 Accord doesn't
>> really seem to warm up in winter unless i'm doing city driving, on the
>> highway the temp gauge stays at cold and the air inside is coming out
>> kinda cold too, even when the heater is at max. Of course it's not a
>> problem when you live in Texas but I got kinda chilly on my last 4000
>> miles winter round trip to Canada! When I'm in real winter weather,
>> everything is normal when i'm in heavy traffic or in the city, a lot
>> of red lights, makes the temp gauge raise a little with nice warm air
>> coming out, but as soon as I pick up some speed it falls back to
>> "Cold" and the air coming in the cabin is not warm at all. I am
>> curious what causes that... Even if I will probably not fix it.

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> Replace the thermostat. You list ALL the classic symptoms.


What's the disadvantage of not replacing it? I mean this car did 40,000
miles (at least) without it

RAT


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