New To The Taurus

dannytaylor · 12-27-2004, 10:57 AM

after have been talked into by a friend in another company on my army base, i finally joined this site. I see a lot of people help each other on this site, great. I have a 1999 Taurus GL, nothing fancy, just a decent car for me, my wife and my 4 year old. My heater does not blow cold. When I turn the knob all the way to hot and when the car is completely warmed up, the heat just isn't hot like it used to be. Chris checked my car out and said to join this site and ask for help, he thinks my heater core may be clogged.

billyboy8 · 12-27-2004, 01:03 PM

Is your temperature pointer on the "normal" range when the engine is warm? If the temp pointer is below normal, it's most likely the thermostat. If its in the "normal" range, it's probably a clogged heater core. Don't forget to check first if the radiator is full of coolant (when the engine is cold).

Nidan · 12-27-2004, 01:35 PM

Yes, make sure the coolant reservoir is full. If it isn't, you probably have a leak. Top it up and see if you get heat. If it's full, get the engine nice and hot, and touch each of the heater hoses going into the heater core. They should both feel warm. If one is warm and the other is cold, or considerably cooler anyway, then the heater core is plugged. You'll need to flush it out, and that should get your heat back again. It's also possible that the blend door or blend door motor is damaged, but that's not very common on the taurus.

chrism3784 · 12-28-2004, 01:29 PM

Got it to work. My friend Dan's heater indeed had a clog in the core. He had stop-leak in his car, it clogged his hater core. I unplugged the two hoses and sure enough, some wierd substance was coming out of it. Some metallic looking stuff. I hooked a hose to one side ran it into a bucket and I put a water hose to the other I turned it on high. All the stop leak crap came pouring out. Put it back together, and voila, his heater was greater then ever. MESSAGE TO ALL, never use that metallic stop-leak crap, unless you want to freeze. I'll probably need to give his car a good flush, and find where the leak is that caused someone to put stop-leak in it.

TrueBlue · 12-28-2004, 01:54 PM

Awesome. If you don't mind, I'm going to add this to the Solutions forum. Congratulations, and welcome to the

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12-27-2004, 01:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
billyboy8 Junior Member Member Number: 4084 Join Date: Oct 2004 Visit: My Garage Posts: 7 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 0	Is your temperature pointer on the "normal" range when the engine is warm? If the temp pointer is below normal, it's most likely the thermostat. If its in the "normal" range, it's probably a clogged heater core. Don't forget to check first if the radiator is full of coolant (when the engine is cold). __________________ BILLY 2004 24V TAURUS SES 1990 3.0L TAURUS L

12-27-2004, 01:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nidan Senior Member Member Number: 3350 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Brantford, Ontario, Canada Visit: My Garage Posts: 3,686 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 0	Yes, make sure the coolant reservoir is full. If it isn't, you probably have a leak. Top it up and see if you get heat. If it's full, get the engine nice and hot, and touch each of the heater hoses going into the heater core. They should both feel warm. If one is warm and the other is cold, or considerably cooler anyway, then the heater core is plugged. You'll need to flush it out, and that should get your heat back again. It's also possible that the blend door or blend door motor is damaged, but that's not very common on the taurus. __________________ I have a tendancy to wear my mind on my sleeve. I have a history of losing my shirt. - Barenaked Ladies (it suits me so well sometimes, heh)

12-28-2004, 01:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
chrism3784 Super Moderator Member Number: 3432 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Chapter: Southeast Drives: 1998 Ford Taurus SHO, 3.4L Yamaha V8 Visit: My Garage Posts: 1,754 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 0	Got it to work. My friend Dan's heater indeed had a clog in the core. He had stop-leak in his car, it clogged his hater core. I unplugged the two hoses and sure enough, some wierd substance was coming out of it. Some metallic looking stuff. I hooked a hose to one side ran it into a bucket and I put a water hose to the other I turned it on high. All the stop leak crap came pouring out. Put it back together, and voila, his heater was greater then ever. MESSAGE TO ALL, never use that metallic stop-leak crap, unless you want to freeze. I'll probably need to give his car a good flush, and find where the leak is that caused someone to put stop-leak in it. __________________ 1988 Ford Taurus SHO Wagon (Being Built) - 1990 Ford Taurus SHO (Heading to Scrape Metal Soon) - 1995 Mercury Sable LS Wagon - 1991 Mercury Sable LS Wagon - 1998 Ford Taurus SHO

12-28-2004, 01:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
TrueBlue Senior Member Member Number: 30 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Beautiful Finger Lakes Region Visit: My Garage Posts: 6,438 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 0	Awesome. If you don't mind, I'm going to add this to the Solutions forum. Congratulations, and welcome to the . __________________ 2002 Chrysler 300M Special - 1968 Mustang Fastback - 1994 Subaru Legacy 5-sp. ex-1995 MTX SHO - ex-1993 Vulcan GL

12-27-2004, 10:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
dannytaylor Junior Member Member Number: 4494 Join Date: Dec 2004 Visit: My Garage Posts: 7 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 0	after have been talked into by a friend in another company on my army base, i finally joined this site. I see a lot of people help each other on this site, great. I have a 1999 Taurus GL, nothing fancy, just a decent car for me, my wife and my 4 year old. My heater does not blow cold. When I turn the knob all the way to hot and when the car is completely warmed up, the heat just isn't hot like it used to be. Chris checked my car out and said to join this site and ask for help, he thinks my heater core may be clogged.

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