Honda Car Forum

I picked up the LX V6 a month or two ago, and since then it's gotten pretty
cold (20-30 degrees F).

My question is, how hot should the heater fan blow? In my previous car
(2001 Camry), it was hot enough to start hurting your hand if you left it
there long enough. In this car, I can leave the heat on full blast and it
doesn't really get that hot in the cabin.

Another way to describe the situation is that the heater fan temperature is
hardly warmer at the "warmed-up" position on the coolant temperature gauge
(just short of halfway) than when it's just past the "C" mark.

Any ideas?

Without checking it per the service manual using a thermometer and assuming
something is wrong you could have a misadjusted heater door that isn't
allowing the full amount of heat into the car. I assume since your gauge is
reading up and down that the antifreeze level is good

CaptainKrunch


"Chris Aseltine" <ophidian@newsnation.com> wrote in message
news:VTaEb.140066$_M.708288@attbi_s54...
> I picked up the LX V6 a month or two ago, and since then it's gotten
pretty
> cold (20-30 degrees F).
>
> My question is, how hot should the heater fan blow? In my previous car
> (2001 Camry), it was hot enough to start hurting your hand if you left it
> there long enough. In this car, I can leave the heat on full blast and it
> doesn't really get that hot in the cabin.
>
> Another way to describe the situation is that the heater fan temperature
is
> hardly warmer at the "warmed-up" position on the coolant temperature gauge
> (just short of halfway) than when it's just past the "C" mark.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>

In article <VTaEb.140066$_M.708288@attbi_s54>, "Chris Aseltine"
<ophidian@newsnation.com> wrote:

> I picked up the LX V6 a month or two ago, and since then it's gotten pretty
> cold (20-30 degrees F).
>
> My question is, how hot should the heater fan blow? In my previous car
> (2001 Camry), it was hot enough to start hurting your hand if you left it
> there long enough. In this car, I can leave the heat on full blast and it
> doesn't really get that hot in the cabin.
>
> Another way to describe the situation is that the heater fan temperature is
> hardly warmer at the "warmed-up" position on the coolant temperature gauge
> (just short of halfway) than when it's just past the "C" mark.
>
> Any ideas?


My 1999 4 cyl. Accord Sedan warms up the car on a cold day in about 20
minutes. You are lucky--your Honda is still under warranty--take it back
to the dealer and have the service department supervisor check your heater
and fix the problem. They should have a special device to clip on the duct
and measure the temp. and compare it to the temp. on other identical cars.

>"Chris Aseltine"
> I picked up the LX V6 a month or two ago, and since then it's gotten pretty
> cold (20-30 degrees F).
>
> My question is, how hot should the heater fan blow? In my previous car
> (2001 Camry), it was hot enough to start hurting your hand if you left it
> there long enough. In this car, I can leave the heat on full blast and it
> doesn't really get that hot in the cabin.
>
> Another way to describe the situation is that the heater fan temperature is
> hardly warmer at the "warmed-up" position on the coolant temperature gauge
> (just short of halfway) than when it's just past the "C" mark.

Most cars, changing to a hotter thermostat can increase cabin temp. First,
look around for simpler problems. Bleeding coolant air, coolant level, valve
cables, door cables, etc.

First of all, Honda's warm really quick. Then also dissipated heat too. They
have a great coolant system. Things are normal. The same would be in the
summer. You could let that thing in 120 deg weather and it wouldn't
overheat.

"Chris Aseltine" <ophidian@newsnation.com> wrote in message
news:VTaEb.140066$_M.708288@attbi_s54...
> I picked up the LX V6 a month or two ago, and since then it's gotten
pretty
> cold (20-30 degrees F).
>
> My question is, how hot should the heater fan blow? In my previous car
> (2001 Camry), it was hot enough to start hurting your hand if you left it
> there long enough. In this car, I can leave the heat on full blast and it
> doesn't really get that hot in the cabin.
>
> Another way to describe the situation is that the heater fan temperature
is
> hardly warmer at the "warmed-up" position on the coolant temperature gauge
> (just short of halfway) than when it's just past the "C" mark.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>

The efficiency of the cooling system is not related to whether Chris
is getting good heat in the cabin. Assuming the car is reaching the
proper operating temperature (which is sounds like it is), then there
should be good heat inside. I have an 03 EX-L and I get hot air out of
my heater. (I understand mine's the 4 cyl and this one is a V6) The
heater works very well here in Minnesota where it's been colder than
the 20-30 degrees cited in the original post. There is indeed
something wrong if the heater is only lukewarm. Get it to the dealer
and get it fixed.


On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 11:30:46 GMT, "Sandlot" <sandlot@yahoo.com> wrote:

>First of all, Honda's warm really quick. Then also dissipated heat too. They
>have a great coolant system. Things are normal. The same would be in the
>summer. You could let that thing in 120 deg weather and it wouldn't
>overheat.
>
>"Chris Aseltine" <ophidian@newsnation.com> wrote in message
>news:VTaEb.140066$_M.708288@attbi_s54...
>> I picked up the LX V6 a month or two ago, and since then it's gotten
>pretty
>> cold (20-30 degrees F).
>>
>> My question is, how hot should the heater fan blow? In my previous car
>> (2001 Camry), it was hot enough to start hurting your hand if you left it
>> there long enough. In this car, I can leave the heat on full blast and it
>> doesn't really get that hot in the cabin.
>>
>> Another way to describe the situation is that the heater fan temperature
>is
>> hardly warmer at the "warmed-up" position on the coolant temperature gauge
>> (just short of halfway) than when it's just past the "C" mark.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>>
>

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 05:26:14 GMT, Chris Aseltine <ophidian@newsnation.com> wrote:
>I picked up the LX V6 a month or two ago, and since then it's gotten pretty
>cold (20-30 degrees F).

>My question is, how hot should the heater fan blow? In my previous car
>(2001 Camry), it was hot enough to start hurting your hand if you left it
the heater core is heated by engine coolant. With the the thermostat
open, the top temperature of the heater outlet is the temperature of
the engine.



>there long enough. In this car, I can leave the heat on full blast and it
>doesn't really get that hot in the cabin.

>Another way to describe the situation is that the heater fan temperature is
>hardly warmer at the "warmed-up" position on the coolant temperature gauge
>(just short of halfway) than when it's just past the "C" mark.

>Any ideas?
check the thermostat; also check if there's a valve for the
heater core that isn't opening fully. It's designed to keep the heater
core shut off completely when heat isn't desired.