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dre mac Posted on Dec 01, 2008

2002 ford taurus wont give heat inside.

I was told it might be heater core. but 1, how do i get to it. and 2 is it a do it yourself fix up? also i replaced my alternator and some of the hose that lead out of it. where are the heater core hoes anyway for this car? bottom line, my heater/AC wont give me hot air.

  • ke_keezer Dec 15, 2008

    I have the same problem i even had the radiator flushed and the thermostat replaced

  • Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

    No one seems to be able to tell me how toget the AC lines unhooked from the inside so can get heater core out

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What temprature did you get on temprature gauge ? When you say the heater core , i think on the heater register som are under the dash . The water flow are controled with a tap , when you have the control on warm the heated water flow , when the control on cold , the tap is closed and now water flow. It can bee the wired to the tap som are loose . You must look up under the dash and se if you see the wire.
The are 2 hoses tho the heater , and they go inside from the engine in to the heater. Look for the hose , you find them inside the engine rom and they go inside the car.
If you start the car and run it warm , then you put the heater control on warm. Then you try to feal if the hose som go to the heater are warm, if only one are warm the fault are the tap. And then you must look under the dashboard and lokate the tap.
Hoope this tips could help you

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