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Title: Trackick poor heat? Must read!
Post by: Mikerpm4x4 on December 28, 2005, 02:04:58 PM
My sister was having poor heat in her tracker. We tried a thermostat but no help. Engine temp was as normal as one would expect for this time of year. The coolant looked really nice and I doubted that the heater core was plugged but it looked easy so I thought what the hell. I removed the heater core hoses. I then took a garden hose and flushed both ways threw the heater core several times. Then I reattatched the hoses topped off the coolant. I didnt think It did anything as I did not see any crap flow out of the core but it did. The heat works great and it only took about 5 minutes.

Mike
Title: Re: Trackick poor heat? Must read!
Post by: Zukipilot on December 28, 2005, 03:59:37 PM
I gotta try that! My Kicks heat sucks >:( Thanks for the tip, I have tried everything besides buying a new core.

Zig
Title: Re: Trackick poor heat? Must read!
Post by: wildgoody on December 28, 2005, 05:33:14 PM
I thought junk gets stuckin front of the core
and just keeps the hot air from getting out
Title: Re: Trackick poor heat? Must read!
Post by: Mikerpm4x4 on December 28, 2005, 06:34:20 PM
Quote from: Zukipilot on December 28, 2005, 03:59:37 PM
I gotta try that! My Kicks heat sucks >:( Thanks for the tip, I have tried everything besides buying a new core.

Zig

Is that why you moved to florida? Why dont you move to MN and I will fix your heater. Deal?

Mike
Title: Re: Trackick poor heat? Must read!
Post by: Uncivilized on December 28, 2005, 07:11:57 PM
Where is the heater core located in these that it only take 5 miniutes? I always thought cores were a pain in the bum to work on  ;)
Title: Re: Trackick poor heat? Must read!
Post by: jzap on December 28, 2005, 09:26:11 PM
If you are just backflushing the core, all you have to do is disconnect the hoses.  That's easy.

...removing the core is hard...
Title: Re: Trackick poor heat? Must read!
Post by: Zukipilot on December 29, 2005, 04:01:40 AM
Quote from: Mikerpm4x4 on December 28, 2005, 06:34:20 PM
Quote from: Zukipilot on December 28, 2005, 03:59:37 PM
I gotta try that! My Kicks heat sucks >:( Thanks for the tip, I have tried everything besides buying a new core.

Zig

Is that why you moved to florida? Why dont you move to MN and I will fix your heater. Deal?

Mike

I think FL and no heat would be warmer tha MN with the best heat available :o I did look in your area when I was job hunting in the NW. Beleave me, there were many places with friends and wheeling I would of taken first (before South FL). Now that I'm here it's not to bad, except for not wheelin in a while :'(

Zig
Title: Re: Trackick poor heat? Must read!
Post by: Cwkick on December 29, 2005, 06:33:36 AM
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I think FL and no heat would be warmer tha MN with the best heat available :o I did look in your area when I was job hunting in the NW. Beleave me, there were many places with friends and wheeling I would of taken first (before South FL). Now that I'm here it's not to bad, except for not wheelin in a while :'(

Zig
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You DO get to cruise around with the kicks top off most of the time!   :D

Cwkick