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i thought using the heater keeps your car cool? and using ac heats up your car?

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Originally Posted by drupie51013

i thought using the heater keeps your car cool? and using ac heats up your car?

Yea, what's your point? This has already been established in the thread.

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this morning i put a piece cardbord in front of the radiator and now it heats up.

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my car has the same issue, even during the day. as soon as i turn the car on the fan is on. any ideas?

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Originally Posted by KornyCivic

Your dad has a del sol? never met your dad...but pardon me while I laugh AAAHHHAHAHH WAAHHAHHAA, OMG...you gotta understand...i'm picturing a big ole' burley guy with a beard driving a del sol that wouldn't warm up, and freezing...HOLY COW it's funny...

OK, so for some advice :-) I had this happen to my DA for a while...and I just added radiator fluid (in winter make sure it's 50/50 antifreeze) and this resolved it, car warms up faster (still takes 10 minutes in below freezing weather), and heater blows hot :-)

ya its tight, clean and straight with a little ding on the back but nothing major, hes a car guy what can i say, in high school he had a 69 charger rt, green with a black stripe, about the only car id rather have over my crx :) so hes a car guy, hoping to motor swap this bitch too, what rims would look good on a delsol? right now hes trying to find some ls webs maybe but we cant get a pic of wtf itd look like on it, o ya its also white. but anyways on my z6 turbo i took the thermostat out, going down chinook pass "mountain pass to seattle area" my temp gauge would go all the way down til i started on a straight road or hill. maybe your coolant mixture is all wack? how much water do u have in there.

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You should do the carboard trick and switch to a hotter thermostat.

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Hey jon. My car never heats up during the winter. Ive got a dual core radiator and i dont think that helps at all. I think im going to try the cardboard trick. My roomate had the same issues. It must be a honda thing.

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Originally Posted by jagojon3

I doubt it's the T-stat, it's only a couple months old and the car warms up fine in warmer weather.

Don't doubt defective parts off the shelf.

My daily driver went from warming right up the first year my momma owned it, to freezing the next, and freezing me the next two winters. Going on the third feeezing ass winter, and since the engine swap (thank you Mr Blundell) it on again off again heats up quickly. I'm pretty sure I have crap clogging up my heater core.

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fucka thermostat, id install a manual restictor in cabin

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Originally Posted by hotrex

fucka thermostat, id install a manual restictor in cabin

Might work in the winter... but in the summer I think you'd be having to flip the switch too often for it to be practical.

Thanks again guys, I am going to do the cardboard trick on Friday. I'll let you know if that speeds up the heating.