home bbs files messages ]

Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"

   alt.autos.toyota.trucks      Toyota thought Gung Ho was a documentary      28,556 messages   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]

   Message 26,556 of 28,556   
   Mike to Jeff Strickland   
   Re: 1991 Toyota truck heater problem   
   26 Feb 08 01:42:23   
   
   From: mik@localnet.com   
      
   "Jeff Strickland"  wrote in message   
   news:jXIwj.33484$T8.17184@trnddc03...   
   > It needs a ballast resistor.   
      
     It doesn't use one.   
      
      
   >   
   > The resistor pack is open in all speed settings except High. It is a common   
   > part that should be available at the parts store down on the corner.   
      
     The blower resistor is not used for high speed.   
      
      
   >   
   > Blowing cold is a sign that the coolant is not circulating through the   
   > heater. Either the plumbing is clogged or the water pump impeller is worn   
      
    If the water pump were bad the truck would overheat.   
      
      
   > out. If the impeller is worn, you should also notice that the truck (engine)   
   > gets hot while stopped in traffic, then cools again when the truck gets   
   > going. My money is on clogged plumbing.   
   >   
   > You can clear the plumbing by disconnecting the heater hoses and connecting   
   > a garden hose to one and turning the hose on. This will flush clear water   
   > through the heater core and hoses. You could, and probably should, flush the   
   > entire cooling system.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]


(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca