- Joined
- Oct 22, 2016
- Messages
- 61
- Reaction score
- 6
- Points
- 8
- Location
- New Orleans, LA
- Vehicle Year
- 2000
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
Cold weather finally made it this far south. I noticed the Ranger's heat was very lacking. I checked and changed the vacuum lines to the canister in the fender and to the heater hose shut off valve.
Then I checked the blend door actuator and all was well with it. So I ran the truck and got it warmed up and the hose coming from the heater core was cold while the one going to it was hot.
Using this method:
I got this out out of the core into a 5 gallon bucket:
I swapped the heads on my truck last year, and this is what must have been knocked loose along with the normal accumulation to finally cause it plug up almost solid.
Then I checked the blend door actuator and all was well with it. So I ran the truck and got it warmed up and the hose coming from the heater core was cold while the one going to it was hot.
Using this method:
I got this out out of the core into a 5 gallon bucket:
I swapped the heads on my truck last year, and this is what must have been knocked loose along with the normal accumulation to finally cause it plug up almost solid.