My Truck Heater is Fixed!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Some of you might have seen the ETCG1 video I did recently about not having heat in my dads truck. In this video I bring that story to a conclusion and I now have heat, really good heat, in the truck. This video also contains useful information on how to diagnose and repair a no heat condition in your vehicle. I hope you find the information useful and entertaining.
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Eric is like the dad i never had, teaching me how to fix my car problems for 11 years strong.
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I love this comment. Thank you!
Eric is really, everyone's helping dad.
@@nd4120 inglorious
@@THEMOWERMEDIC1 lol
I can literally watch this guys videos start to finish without getting bored.
That is my goal. Thank you!
Nice catch, I would have never thought of the 2 ports being inlets
You are my FAVORITE mechanic! Out of all the videos I've watched, it's something about you that I absolutely love. Maybe the honesty and you are absolutely funny. Lol
Thank you!
Gosh dang it I just love it when a plan comes together! superb job !
Thank you!
Interesting story, custom designs add a whole new dimension of complexity.
Yea, but that's what makes them fun. Great to see you.
I personally think a brass "T" fitting would have worked and looked better to avoid drilling another hole. This still turned out to be a great presentation and teaching video!
Just over 6 years ago I barely knew how to change the oil in my car. I am now capable of rebuilding engines and performing all manner of diag on just about any car to avoid throwing parts at the problem. Eric, I have always been a fan and you've taught me so much. Keep it real man!
Well done you! Thanks for the comment.
Nothing is more satisfying than fixing a problem with your car. Great vid
Love the ball valve addition... Funny, I've been working DIY on cars for years and such an obvious notion never occurred to me.
Big trucks pre 2000 always came with ball valves for the same reason. A dealership mechanic told me the number of trucks that were serviced for no heat were fixed by the turn of the valve. He said one driver complained about the time to him and he told the driver it took about 30 minutes start to finish, that's when the driver showed him his invoice for 3 hours labor! Needless to say he had a chat with the boss about talking to customers.
Man, I loved those valve covers the first time I saw them during the build of ETCG Dad's Truck, and they never get old.
Eric, I like your solution to the heater line and temperature sender. To pretty it up, maybe you can replace the heater hose with a line like you have for the upper radiator hose.
I don't think they make them in that size. Honestly, now that I have great heat, it doesn't matter to me so much. Thanks for the comment.
If it comes to matter at some point you can get one custom made. The “hose man” is a chain that specializes in all kinds / types of hoses for all industries. Braided stainless lines are not as expensive as you might think...
@@ericthecarguy, order a Gates 28480 hose. It has a 90° on one end.
Man no heat in the winter sucks, good thing u knocked it out👍
9:54 The Mandalorian approves your solution.
This is the way !
9:55 this is the way. Well said Mando.
Ha! I knew someone would catch that. Well done.
@@ericthecarguy Totally missed it! I heard it, just didn't make the connection and I watched the latest episode last night!
always been into cars so I've seen a couple of eric honda civic replacement parts video. but it wasn't until I was in community College and a professor recommended eric video when I was like "WOOOO I BEEN WATCHING GOLD"
Nice truck. I would definitely add a 90 to that manifold outlet. Good job and good video. Thanks.
I'm sure you can find a 45 or 90 degree fitting to go in the intake.
Dear Mr. Eric, Your above video remind me in a previous video you made maybe 13 or more years ago in your old small shop on a clogged heater core on a Jeep as I remember , where when you started to blow air at one side of the core hoses, some coolant bursted on your head, and you laughed and said "it happens sometimes" Loooool. Enjoy your Heaven. John Jack Kaplanian from Jordan / Middle East.
Linked in the description. Thanks for the comment and for watching.
Good job Eric, glad you got her fixed! I love your "Dad's" Truck!!
Simple as 2 exit lines and no inlet line we all makes mistakes nice work @EricTheCarGuy
Eric, this is one of those lessons I think any aspiring mechanic could take away from and that is “when you can’t seem to figure out what the problem is, go back to the basics”. I for one have been there and have even seen my own personal mechanic struggle with diagnosis on my 99 4Runner which had problems that weren’t seen on any other 4Runner/Tacoma he’s ever worked on prior which says a lot given how often he’s repaired 4Runners/Tacoma’s in the surrounding area of his shop.
Anyway Eric, great video as always and a bunch of info beyond the actual repair and diagnosis.
Loed it, Thanks for sharing Eric👍
Really learned a lot about troubleshooting a no heat fault😉
Stay Safe👍
Wow, yet another detail that makes this game fun.
If you want to tidy up that outlet use a 90 deg heater outlet fitting from a 1966 Mustang 289. That will allow you to run your heater hose next to the valve cover and under the fuel rail.
To err is Human Thanks Eric great video! Happy Holidays 🥳
Same to you!
The ball valve is smart Eric @EricTheCarGuy
Thermal imagers are useful for heating issues as well.
Or even a $5
Temp gun
Get a vacuum coolant filler, awesome for verifying no leaks and ensures no air in the system. Alot of newer cars actually state it must be used in service data.
Basically the routing of the heater hoses was from the cool side of the radiator and the inlet side of the water pump. Since both sides were under the suction of the water pump, the flow in the heater core was only the difference of temperature caused by convection in the cooling of the coolant in the hater core.
Exactly.
Wow a lot work to get your heat working but well worth the effort and well you got good heat now for sure so when the cold gets there you will be ready once you get all the air locks out it will be perfect nice work Eric another great fix and now your ready for the cold....Thanks....
I did learn something. I've had my heater hoses deleted on my old SBC for a bit and I plugged the inlet and outlet with pipe plugs. Now I know the direction of flow. It seems a simple thing, but the 5/8 and 3/4 fittings both thread into the same size NPT holes.
HE REALLY DID A NICE JOB ON THE INSTRMINT CLUSTER ON THAT TRUCK. VERY PROFESHINAL
I think it's quite the ingenious idea to use a hole that's already there and drill a new hole for the smaller component that was using the old hole before.
Well thought out, nice work Eric! I do agree in sticking a 90 degree on outlet, but who cares right now when the main problem is remedied.
Very cool video Eric. Dad’s truck is awesome. Keep up the great work.
now i completely understand the answer i got in my comment in the etcg1 video. flow matters
GOOD IDEA, great job. I always put the manual valves on my heater inlets..
First thing I do when I open a set of SBC gaskets is throw away the china gaskets.
Excellent video, as always.
...Sweet truck
Love the videos, I've never missed a single one.
Thank you!
Great video, shows the common basics to check for, but also shows how sometimes a/m parts don't always work nicely together and may need to be customized! I just want to give you a heads up, i used those metal radiator hoses on my build as i needed custom hoses and the rubber adapters split and blew out on me after 1 1/2 years. hate to see that happen to you on a road trip!
I had an old Mercedes with an insanely complicated vacuum valve arrangement for the heater. I cut it all out and replaced it with a ball valve similar to what you did. Problem solved.
WTG buddy! #spillfree #ftw those things are gold!
well done man, totally the right choice with the drilling.
Eric, if I lived in ohio. I would bring my old man's 1992 s10. Your a knowledge of stuff is wonderful and your cool . Only live i n sc
Sweet! Happy to hear you solved it. Engine bay still looks great even with that hose sticking out. A 90 degree fitting might help clean it up like you said.
i grew up to be the only gearhead in my family and relatives, and since i came across this channel a few years ago it has really helped improve my own skills, i have to thank you eric, more than just a youtuber in my eyes, a brother that i never had, keep it up buddy, i wouldnt be where i am if i didnt learn it from you.
If you want to add a 90° bend, there's a special hose from the later vortec 5.7 trucks that would be perfect. Acdelco part number 18158L or Continental part number 63936. They are the same ID (3/4") with a 4" length on one side of the bend, 36" on the other. That way you have a clean install with no extra adapters or clamps.
Eric you're really the car guy that was a genius idea what you did with that outlet great job on that beautiful engine with the chrome on it awesome 👍🏼
Great video and I have a 97 suburban I had a feeling when you showed early how you had one from the waterpump and 1 from the radiator there from working on the outlet on my manifold quick connect always rotting out. I really like how you went straight into the manifold but how nerve wrecking it could be. Maybe a table top drill press in the future? I was taught by an old timer in the machine shop to have a square block with oversized holes so that tap drops in the and you can make for a more straight hole with better control. But great video and i tip my hat to you.
That's a great tip. Thanks.
Most all heating systems have a restrictor built into the system somewhere.
A needed device that will protect the system from failure..
I don't see one anywhere on the truck.
I Haven't read all the comments but could you just install a tee for the sensor and the hose out of it. Also the return to the radiator helps cool and warm up the radiator . Of course its easy to say from this side of the screen , keep up the good work and great videos .
Having working heat in the cabin saved my butt once. Car started to overheat while standing still in a drive-through, so I cranked the heat and rolled the windows down, with the fan on max. This was during the summer, so it doubly sucked. Once I got somewhere safe to turn off the engine and look, I found nothing wrong. Turns out I'd blown a fuse to the engine fan motor. Replaced it with the fuse for the ABS that didn't actually exist on my car, and soon all was right again.
While you were discussing that you were going to drill a honking big hole in your intake, I was thinking, "Why not use one of those sender unit holes and connect the heater hose to that, then use a "T" to attach the displaced sender?" You kinda did what I was thinking! Oh yeah...speaking of zip ties, that ball valve looks to operate a little to smoothly. You may want to use zip ties to hold the handle in the position you desire just so it won't inadvertently change positions.
Two thumbs up, Eric. Great plan and execution!
Nice fix On the heat @EricTheCarGuy
nice workaround mate, cheers for the share.
Just what I needed to kill a Saturday night. Suggestion on the hoses. You can try a braided hose covering. They come in different colors
Been working on cars a long time, ran into this issue years ago. If you look at the nipple at the rear of the intake, notice the passage is much smaller. Some even have a CK valve, or restrictor. Without these, you're not gonna get much heat.
I am looking serious into this Pro-Flo 4 EFI system, and wasn’t sure how to plumb my heater into the manifold because all the holes looked like sensor ports. (In the very few pictures on line) Now I know I’ll just have to drill and tap a hole or two. Thanks!
Eric is always so on it,love his Realness..
Toptastic and first class filming..
Bit beyond me this one but v interesting..
Id luv to spend a year learning with Eric And somehow couldn’t see him getting angry if i didn’t pik up stuff straight away...Sometimes you have to do things badly before you can do them well but obviously not on customers cars lol
Eternal Gratitude(luv cars)
great video never had a problem like that. great info thanks
Two things. I would definitely go with a formed hose with a 90 degree bend at the manifold and then run it along the inside of the valve cover and off the back of the engine. That said, I would ditch the ball valve and let the blend door do its job. Creating stagnant water in the heater core is a bad idea. That's why so many cars have blend doors in their heater box and have gotten away from throttling valves on the heater core. After living in Phoenix for 30 years, I can tell you that you can still get plenty of A/C even with the flow through the heater core. Plus, you can temper the A/C with some heat on those muggy nights when straight A/C is too much but you want to get rid of the high humidity.
Sweet fix ....go to AZ and get a heater hose with a 90 on one end ...they got them in back with the radiator hoses....happy Thanksgiving!
Glad you're still kicking!
Great video and detailed!!!
Very good solution!
glad you got it
Never thought I'd see the day Eric use rtv on his car :D
Erik what a legend.greetings from UK
With the 120 degrees coming from the cab vents, well then now its time for a ETCG road trip to Alaska in the winter.
You’re braver than I am, drilling your intake. I would have tried to find a “T” that would screw in, and have the outlet and temp sensor screw into that, at least until I knew that would fix the problem.
I think that would look worse than the hose sticking up. Thanks for the comment.
Aesthetically, you’re right. I was thinking more as a proof of concept. Jumping straight in and blowing a joke in the manifold was a bold move.
For future reference you could have installed a spacer on the thermostat and not removed the intake or drilled the intake . www.summitracing.com/parts/mor-63433 but knowing you had an oil leak , the intake had to come off . Great fix in the end ,have a happy and warm holidays.
I'm in Texas and my wife was driving our 2003 Saturn l200 to work in the summer. The air conditioning stopped working and while I waited for parts I decided to put a valve on the heater core line to shut it off and give her at least a little bit of relief.
Bad idea, something about the way it's plumbed made it so that it overheated, luckily I was able to instruct her to open the valve and the temperatures came down immediately and she went on her way. I do believe that the car relies on flow through the heater core to then go through the radiator and cool the car, if I was going to try again to cut flow to the heater core I would need a bypass valve instead of a shut-off valve.
Anytime you open the cooling system you need to purge the air. If not, overheating is the most common problem after cooling system service.
My first gen Rams had an electric ball valve on the inlet hose that closed when the heater wasn't on, they did that so the heater core wasn't hearing the air around it in your car on hot days, that's also why turning your heater on when your car is overheating can help cool it because it's basically a tiny radiator. I think you released sir in the system and need to let it burp
@@ericthecarguy yep, it was completely purged, something I actually do as soon as I buy anything with dexcool in it so I'm familiar with the process on these cars. Something cool about the Saturn L series/Saab 9-5 platform is they mounted the heater core in the center console very low so it actually doesn't get airlocked easily.
I've seen too many dead engines due to dexcool building up and clogging passages. I flush well with Prestone's cleaner then refill with good old fashioned glycol green coolant. It's possible the engineers I've seen that had problems with dexcool were due to mixing incompatible coolant but I'd rather just avoid it and I mark all the fill points "green coolant only"(just one fill point in the case of the Saturn)
@@dallasgibson7578 you can read about it here. www.saturnfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173395
You can not simply add a valve to the heater lines on all vehicle. I'm the case of the GM ecotec you have to bypass it.
My 2nd gen ram I was able to just shut off the flow with two valves when my heater core started to leak. I'm in Texas so instead of getting into the crumbling dash, I just didn't bother with heat.
Good video Eric!
Congratulations. I have a replaced, and then after a year, dead (leaky) heater core. I put that one in my 2000 chevy Silverado 1500. That took me and a buddy two days to pull the dash and put in the new one. Got no desire to do that again, or pay some shop $1000 in mostly labor to switch it out. I wonder about those Petcocks staying shut with all the engine vibration?
I should of watched the whole video before I asked you to question about the blend door and you answered it LOL
Great vid as always Eric!
Functional but that one hose bothers me too definitely needs a 90deg fitting to clean up the hose routing
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8:03 Eric, let me express my sincerest congratulations to you for pronouncing the name Edelbrock correctly for the first time! Good on you! And thank you so very much! Just slipping that in on the side in a random video, that was awesome! :-)
That is a beautiful Chevy, one of the last generations of decent GM vehicles. They are also easy to work on. Well, mostly... Sure beats the newer trucks.
If you’re going to have a gate valve you added closed during the warmer months, I would open it at least once a month to get the flow through there so the coolant doesn’t get stagnant. Like the old saying goes, use it or lose it.
Nice one Eric
YESSSS! Glad you didn't break down this time!
Exactly why I drive my 89 civic sedan in the winter 😂😂. Damn car will melt your socks off. Old car heat is the best.
I know, those old cars use firewood for heat. The best!;)
My heater cable is caput.
When it’s cold I turn heat on.
When I’m too hot I turn heat off.
@@fastinradfordable The beauty of an old-style system is a cable which can be (generally easily) replaced or adjusted. Much better than having those stupid electronic actuators. So fix the cable!:)
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195* thermostat is the normal one for this truck, and I was thinking the other day one of your hoses should be coming out of the top of the water pump or the intake. I believe you could have just ran the hose to the tip of the water pump - just look at a stock truck and copy it. Youve got a sensor where a hose usually goes, the temp sensor is usually in the drivers side cylinder head. Didnt really need to take the intake off or drill anything, just reroute the hoses, but you got her fixed as always in any event.
Keep in mind I was also addressing an oil leak. Also, the ports on the cylinder heads are very close to header tubes on this engine. Not ideal for sensor or hose placement. Thanks for the comment.
I had the same problem yesterday i just bought a thermostat housing with a port for the fitting. Im still waiting on the on the housing n hope it works.
Eric is the G.O.A.T
Yeah, I would replace the outlet it with a 90 degree angle thingy. But at least you’ve got heat for now 😁👍
Cool story, bro!
Man that's a nice truck ETCG1!
Every GM I had, had a great heater in it.........
When it ran😒. Just kidding😂🤣 great video Eric, keep em coming!!
With an aftermarket intake, never use the end seals it can hold the intake up and leak, black rtv. :)
Great vid E ! My OBS has always had great heat, but its stock.
Apollo fittings!!! My dad use to work at the company that made them and other things. Conbraco industry.
I love the ball valve. I would keep that for sure myself haha.
I guess I have to go back and review the truck build because the custom intake sounds interesting.
Eric " SEI UN DIAVOLO"!!! Good job ;-)
Would be very curious to see if that much heat coming through the plastic will have some negative effects. i bet that heats gonna feel good in the ice for sure.