No Heat?

[93CutlassSupreme]

do you guys ever have troube getting heat from the heater on a cold day? It takes for ever to get heat in the interior from a cold start. i was just wondering if this is a common problem or if i have a stuck open thermostat or another problem

[Robby1870]

That is normal. When the motor gets to operating temp, you will have full heat, since thats where the heating system gets its heat from (or the coolant that is)

[93CutlassSupreme]

ok thats what i thought i am used to driving cars with large displacement engines that build heat quickly. the 3.1 takes a while to warm up

thanks

[91cutty]

It shouldn't take that long to heat up. Even the days that hit -30*C last year, my car would be quite warm in about 7 minutes of driving.

[supreme_style21]

It shouldn't take that long to heat up. Even the days that hit -30*C last year, my car would be quite warm in about 7 minutes of driving.

 

That seems like forever when you're freezing your balls off.

[Lee]

seven minutes sounds about right for me. Unless I get on the freeway right away. I'm a half mile from it.

[slick]

It shouldn't take that long to heat up. Even the days that hit -30*C last year, my car would be quite warm in about 7 minutes of driving.

 

That seems like forever when you're freezing your balls off.

Hell yeah it does.

[SmokesGTP]

Yeah it seems the smaller the engine usually the faster it heats up. My moms galant is warm in about 2 minutes of driving.

[Big Blue]

I have that same problem,i was going to post a topic about this.Anyways i'll tell whats going on with mine.It takes up to 25mins it feels like some days just to get heat.But on a nice day it just pumps it out.Is the termastat gone,are is it something major like the heater rad.Need to fix this before -23 weather comes.Are 97 park avenue with 3.8 puts out more heat then the regal does after it's warm up.

 

Please help

[93CutlassSupreme]

yeah 7 minutes seems about right i was just used to my pop's 98 Silverado which heated up in like literally 3 minutes

[joey b]

replace the thermostat and you'll have that figured out. It only costs about 10 bucks. Don't forget to bleed the cooling system.

[Big Blue]

replace the thermostat and you'll have that figured out. It only costs about 10 bucks. Don't forget to bleed the cooling system.

 

How do you bleed to cooling system?????

[Justin]

Jeezus, doesn't anyone let their cars warm up anymore? Sounds like you all need to invest in remote starters.

[topless94style]

Jeezus, doesn't anyone let their cars warm up anymore? Sounds like you all need to invest in remote starters.

 

 

I got one!!! I just have to learn that now i got my car running perfect and heating quickly, to let it warm up. Before when i had the intake gasket leak i would warm it up a good 15-20min before i left. Now its 5 if im lucky. It sounds so sweet now that it just purrs, no rough idle no nothing. Except the ecm codes.

[joey b]

coming from the thermostat housing, On top for the 3.1 MPFI is a small bolt type of contraption. YOu will have to run the car to temp to allow the thermostat to open. Have that valve open (coolant wont' shoot out all over). When it no longer dribbles and is a constant stream it is blead. Look around for all other similar valves and repeat.