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My truck smells like hot radiator but its not hot and pressure tests have been done with no leaks found, could my thermastat be stuck or bad? also when i ran my heater on one cold day this spring it didn't seem to get as warm

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If your smelling a coolant smell inside truck your heater core is leaking .look under dash on pass side for wetness the heater core is in the evaporator box under dashboard.

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Have you tested / replaced the radiator cap? It might be weak and allowing too much fluid into the reservoir.

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You may have an air pocket in your system which some times happens.  One way to get rid of it is to take the upper hose off on the engine side,  fill your system with water until it runs out from your engine block, replace the hose, start your car turn you heater on and set to hi keep the radiator cap loose until the temp start to rise then close tight.  Once the air pocket had been remover you can drain some of the water from the radiator using the lower drain plug and add antifreeze.   

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: Have a 2003 ford f150 crew cab truck will start to

Problem is most likely the water pump.Have seen several of these doing this on the 5.4L. Impeller fins were damaged on the ones that I have seen.

John Jon

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  • Posted on Dec 28, 2009

SOURCE: heater not heating hot enough. heater core not

Good place to start is a cooling system flush and thermostat replaced.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 29, 2009

SOURCE: Heater is blowing cold air. Could it be that my

Had similar problem. The actuator that opens & closes the air blend door quit working. This is easy to see if you remove glove box. The actuator will move when you adjust the temp selector (do this while the heater is running).

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SOURCE: 1988 Ford F-150 4x4, the heater blows cold air,

I would try to replace the thermostate again, Sometimes these can get damaged in the warehouse. Cheap to try it again, $12-$15

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