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Just replaced heater tap in my vt and air not getting hot

Discussion in 'VT - VX Holden Commodore (1997 - 2002)' started by Just_Joshin_85, Mar 20, 2012.

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    Just_Joshin_85

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    Hey all, i just replaced the heater tap in my car as there wasnt one in there when i bought it, got the 2 new front hoses that run to it also, had the car running for ages and the air didnt get hot only stayed cold, anyone have any ideas what might cause this? cheers
     
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    this make no sense...how did it not have a heater tap?
     
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    they took the broken one out and just linked the water pump and other outlet at the front of the motor with a bit of cut hose so it didnt even run into heater lines
     
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    Did you connect the thin vacuum hose to the actuator thing on the heater tap?
     
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    You want to hope they didn't do that because the heater core was leaking.
     
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    you should have 4 hoses in your heater tap not 2, and a thin vaccum line.
     
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    i have hooked up vacuum line, there was already 2 hoses in there from the firewall then ran to where tap should have been, then the front hoses werent there, they chopped the main hose and linked it back up from pump to other oulet so there was one hose not 2

    i hope the core isn't leaking either lol

    tried to upload a pic but couldnt, any ideas how i can upload? cheers
     
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    this is kind of it, the red arrows are the outlets and red curve is the hose
     

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    wow so the people you brought the car off, did not have a heater tap installed?
     
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    no lol, so bought a tap and new front hoses
     
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    #### me, some people these days..

    well your problem wont be the heater tap then mate, did the aircon get really cold or just blow normal air?
     
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    the air con has always been cold

    thats what it looks like now oska, as i said i have new heater tap and hoses lol
     
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    Maybe there is a blockage in the heater core. Try and feel the pipes coming into the car that go to the heater and see if they are getting hot
     
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    Or stick the hose in one and see if water comes out the other.

    If this works run a hose from one side of the tap to the other. Turn car on with heater off and check this stays cool. Then turn heater on and check it gets warm.

    If both of these happen and it's still not getting warm you may be pulling your dash apart.

    Seems like for them to bypass it there was a problem that someone couldn't be bothered dealing with. Heater Tap isn't a major job.
     
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    yeah thats true i just put it all in this arvy
     
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    also there is a oily substance in the radiator and can smell it through the aircon now after putting heater tap in and it smells different from hot and cold settings but doesnt get hot
     
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