Heat does not put outing heat

Tiny
MOLFERT
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  • 1994 OLDSMOBILE 98
  • 178,000 MILES
The heater does not put out much heat no matter how high I turn the temperature or turn up the fan. Could it be the thermostat? The air conditioning did not put out much either. What could be some solutions?
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013 AT 7:15 PM

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Tiny
CARADIODOC
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Feel the radiator hoses after driving at highway speed for a while. They should be too hot to hold onto for very long. If they are cool, or just warm, suspect the thermostat. If they are nice and hot, feel the smaller heater hoses. If they are just warm when the radiator hoses are much hotter, suspect a plugged heater core. Often those can be cleared by disconnecting the hoses and running water through from a garden hose. Be aware that sometimes debris is plugging a hole that corroded through the heater core and flushing it will dislodge that stuff and expose the leak.

If the heater hoses are hot, suspect a problem with the heater box. That can be as simple as a loose or misadjusted cable or as expensive as an automatic temperature control computer.
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Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013 AT 11:26 PM

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