FubarI33t

Ok. I started installing at heater system(auto control) into my car. It's the only heater system i have at the current time to install. I got everything in. and working fine. But there's no Heat. The blower is working. air is coming though the vents. The hoses are hooked up in the engine bay. But where's the heat?

NismoPick

WHAT!? Why did you swap in the auto controls??? It sucks! That's why everyone swaps in the manual controls. There's two main possible probs causing no heat:

-cracked / leaking vac line (somewhere in the million vac tubes for the auto climate).

-or the water **** (heater control valve) isn't opening.

Solution... start diggin!

FubarI33t

i swapped in Everything. Even the lil spinner that mounts to the dash.and the blower only comes on when it wants to. I think i might of ben better off just leaving the damn thing out.

NismoPick

When I did my turbo swap, I swapped in the auto controls but it never worked. The fan would only come on when the slider is on defrost. I finally yanked it back out last summer & swapped back in the manual controls. Upon inspection of the auto control, I found about 5 cracked vac lines (almost all of them were cracked right at the connection). Without vacuum the auto controls can't function.

Bleach

mine did the defrost only thing too.

Also, one day my heater valve wouldn't open. I removed it and plugged the hose right into the side of the heater core... after adding a little more hose to the end. So I have defrost full heat or nothing. it works for the winter.

I have the manual system ready to go in.

FubarI33t

i can go with full heat. I wanted it ready to go for tonight. But i just can't seem to get it to go for ****. Think tomarrow i will just pull it all back out. i traded the radio for heat. now the ain't working. So not only will it be a cold ride. a boring one as well

captken

now you can listen to the sweet music your engine is making

Did you get the section of the fsm I emailed you last night...you know the one about the heating and air cond.

duckyz

Did you check the fuse connection under the glove box? It's a little glass tube, not a plug in type that's in the fuse box.

You have to do some crazy head-under-dash-feet-over-headrest gymnastics to see it, but if those connections aren't true, you have a problem.

FubarI33t

yes i've checked it. the heater worked all the way home. Works Nice too. Will burn you out the car. and will work for now. When spring comes along shortly, I can take the system back out. and Take my time installing a good Man type system, with new vaccume lines and seals.

WildmaN

Yeah I have a friggin' automatic climate control in my '83. Should be a lot of fun to mess with that later on. I'll bet you it doesn't work either. LOL

Otherwise in my '82, he will roast you out of the cockpit. I usually only barely have the fan on, with the heat. And within a few minutes, I am nice and toasty.

captken

how ya fixed it for now.

kenny.

FubarI33t

create a vaccume for the water control valve. and caped it off. Today i will be runing it to the driver side, hook it up to the air vent control switch on light panel, then out the firewall to a T on the intake.

FubarI33t

Heater= 100% now
How? Smarts
First, the Blower motor. Possy from Batt-Toggle Switch-Blower. Then ground. Blower Motor now works full blast at flip of a switch.
Secound, Heater Core. Vaccume line to Drivers Side Vaccume Control Switch-Though FireWall-T at Intake. Now Heater Control Valve opens when you flip that lil switch next to Drivers Side Curtisy Light(under steering wheel)

Third, Drop controls in Dash. Install radio. Enjoy Heat


For those of you who only have heat. and it don't always work. this is a great Dependable Quick Fix. And you get an awsome place to mount your CD Player.

snwbrderphat540

are you polish by any chance???

captken

He is much to crafty. lol...however, I left him alone to browse my parts car, now I wonder what he took....I already told him to take what ever he needs....lol...he is helping me get my car on the road. That heater is a priority. That car belongs to fubar when we pull the tranny and rear for the 260z. I apreciate all the help the fub has given.

He ported the turbo intake manifold for the 240sx upgrade on my car yesterday. What did you do with the safety glasses?

kenny.

SHADY280

he prolly sat on the safety glasses! i have had a few auto heat cars, all they ever do is blow hot air. i also found out that if the air conditioning doesnt work, the rest of the auto stuff wont either (for whatever reason) it will only go in defrost. they just plain suck.

z-hag

same with z31s