91 240sx No Hot air Winter comin help!!

[240Strong]

Ya i have a 91 240 all stock ka24de but air conditioning needs a leak filled so i cant recharge with a r134 retrofit kit installed. Also more importantly now... winter is rolling around and its gettin chilly in ohio and i need HOT air its not very hot at all comin out... any1 have suggestions on what it might be? let me know please and possible fixes for those thanks!!

[Mr1der]

has the heater core been bypassed?

[lbrowne]

Bad t-stat? Crappy coolant?

[240Strong]

actually. i thought about it in class tonight and i remembered when i first got the car the temp control lever was stuck as in wouldnt go anymore to the hot side. it would stop in middle but would go all the way to the cold side ( a/c doesnt work leaks so it didnt matter haha) then i got pissed and pressed hard and i think i may have broke the temp cable... could this be a possibility? cause i have noticed no matter which way io slide it there is no difference in hotter or colder at all. Post back plzz

[drmerdp]

A bad t-stat wouldn't cause your heat to suck. The coolant that flows through the heater core come staight from the engine. (hot) You said that it "isn't hot at all", i'll assume its hotter the the outside air temp.

You should flush your heater core. For the most part coolant isn't changed yearly like it should, and crap builds up over time.

Use your imagination and connect a garden hose to either side of the heater core and flush it out. It be most effective to attach the hose to the exit on the core BAck Flushing... GL

[PencilShavings]

A bad t-stat wouldn't cause your heat to suck.

If the thermostat is stuck open wouldnt it allow the engine to not heat up enough? That would cause crappy heat..

[bakero]

t-stat or heater core. If it's your cable then pull the radio out and you can reach it this ay or you can take the whole dash off.