my heat dosent work some one plz help

[elwesso]

hit me up on AIM and ill send you the word document and explain it to you.

[safe alattabi]

thank u guys have all been a good help i finillygot thru all the mess and it is my broken heat mix door acculator is there any way to rig something up just for now

[safe alattabi]

thank you all were a great help to me my heat works now

[elwesso]

howd you fix it.

[callsnputs]

Download a copy of the FSM here:

http://www.phatg20.net/modules...id=62

YOu need to follow the self diagnosis instructions in the HA (Heater and Air Conditioner) section of the FSM. It's long and drawn out, with no tools required, sitting in the driver's seat, and you need to follow the steps by the letter. When you complete the test the error code (faulty heater door) will be displayed on your heater display.

The self diagnosis features throughout this car are what makes it so unique and is one of the contributors to the Q's original high sticker price. Read the HA chapter and take advantage of it.

I went to this link and it starts with '94s, is there a FSM for my '93?

[elwesso]

the 94 one is close enough.

[cwmoss]

He drove down the street to my house and we drilled a small hole in the plastic in front of the door, opened the door by turning the arm with pliers, and stuck a piece of coat hanger in the hole to hold the door open. Small world. Safe is a neighbor of mine. Next on his to-do list is get the keyed paint job fixed.

[cwmoss]

Hey, Safe. Don't eat all your sisters' Holloween candy.Keith

Hope you all don't mind me jumping in off topic like this.The guy is a neighbor of mine.

[elwesso]

wow, great work for helping a fellow NICO member!!! CHEERS!

so i assume that when it comes time in the summer youll just move the door back the other way with a pair of plyers...

[safe alattabi]

Hey, Safe. Don't eat all your sisters' Holloween candy.Keith

Hope you all don't mind me jumping in off topic like this.The guy is a neighbor of mine.

keith thank you i really apprecite it and no i wont eat my sisters holloween candy

[maxnix]

so i assume that when it comes time in the summer youll just move the door back the other way with a pair of plyers...

Hmmmmm....Automatic to Manual is not really a repair. Guess I am spoiled.

[safe alattabi]

hey its better then paying so much money to a machanic to fix it

[maxnix]

hey its better then paying so much money to a machanic to fix it

Member's standards vary. - Q45tech

I don't think I would tolerate haveing to fiddle with pliers everytime I need to change the HVAC temperature. The autoclimate control is a sweet and safe feature when it comes to keeping the windows fog free. Always a problem in the Pacific NW when it's raining and about 55° F.

[FarFetched]

Quote »Always a problem in the Pacific NW when it's raining and about 55° F.[/quote]Here you are again with NW weather The rain conditions your body skin so it doesn't dry up! I love NW weather - it is soooooooooo PERFECT!

P.S and yes A/C is a big help around here when temps are down!Cheers!

[Q45tech]

I'll add to the pull wire to control the mix door to the list:1.cutting a hole in floor pan to reach the turbine sensor is still at the top of UNIQUE self repair list.

I'm waiting for the trained gerbal with miniscuba to clean the gas tank!

[louiegz]

Well, I guess it's good you got your heat but once you were in there, you shold have changed the part that was broken instead of just doing the rig you did. Now when it's summer, you have to move the door back. Do you have to open up the dash to get in there again? Brian is right. Auto climate control is the best.

[bigdog76]

Seems like the car makers were not making any money off the better built metal heater door post in the ealier Q's . So what do they do they go to plastic so it will break and we have to pay $1000 to get it fixed thru them.

Easiest way to see if it is a heater door issues is to take out the radio and look back in there you will almost always see the heater post broke and hanging there. That is how mine was

[Q45tech]

The replacement part is cheap why would the car manufacturer make money from that......................now if the dealers got together and went to Japan and bribed the HVAC engineers at the supplying company............................just the HVAC company trying to save a few pennies and Nissan gets the blame when they probably didn't even notice the change.

The only one to make is dealer labor and even labor is not profitable unless blended 60/40 with expensive parts.

We hate expensive labor only jobs at it knocks the bottom out of that techs day profitability.

For every hour we bill we need $90 in parts sales to keep the doors open!

Not some measely $40 part taking all day to replace!

[safe alattabi]

The replacement part is cheap why would the car manufacturer make money from that......................now if the dealers got together and went to Japan and bribed the HVAC engineers at the supplying company............................just the HVAC company trying to save a few pennies and Nissan gets the blame when they probably didn't even notice the change.

The only one to make is dealer labor and even labor is not profitable unless blended 60/40 with expensive parts.

We hate expensive labor only jobs at it knocks the bottom out of that techs day profitability.

For every hour we bill we need $90 in parts sales to keep the doors open!

Not some measely $40 part taking all day to replace!

they wanted to charge me 950.00 for diagnostics

Member's standards vary. - Q45tech

I don't think I would tolerate haveing to fiddle with pliers everytime I need to change the HVAC temperature. The autoclimate control is a sweet and safe feature when it comes to keeping the windows fog free. Always a problem in the Pacific NW when it's raining and about 55° F.

i dont use pliers to turn on m heat i used them to open up the blend door so that i can put something in front of it and keep it open i still have automatic climate controle if i want to turn on my ac all i have to do is remoce the peice of coat hanger that is keeping the door open

[Q45tech]

The book rate to remove, disassemble, and replace the heat mix door is 12 hours.

Think you are missing the point: the compressor and heater core run wide open max/heat max cool. The way the automatic temperature control works is to constantly change the postion of the heater mix door and the fan speed.

[bullittandy]

I'll add to the pull wire to control the mix door to the list:1.cutting a hole in floor pan to reach the turbine sensor is still at the top of UNIQUE self repair list.

I'm waiting for the trained gerbal with miniscuba to clean the gas tank!

I know its a different model but I'll add to this list. I replaced the engine in a 1972 Chevy Stepvan (breadtruck). The manual stated that the engine came out from the bottom of the truck which would have required dropping the entire front crossmember and suspension and then getting this 6000 lb van high enough in my driveway to remove the motor.

Instead I cut the top of the radiator support out (3 foot hunk of u channel) and pulled the motor out of the top. Took me 2 minutes to remove compared to God knows how many hours the stated way.