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Ok, here is my take on your problem. As you may already know, it takes a car a few min. to actually warm up to operating temp. When the coolent reaches operating temp. the thermostat opens to circulate the coolent in the radiator. Now, as your drive, the air pushing against your car will actually blow some air through your heating system ducts and into the passenger compartment. Is it possible that your blower fan isn't working? Because while you are stopped, there would be no air forcing its way through your ducts, thus no heat. As your drive, your car gets up to operating temp, heats up, and the air pressure as your drive will blow some heat out into the passenger compartment? On a side note, if your thermostat is stuck in the open position, it would take it forever to warm up since it is circulating ALL the coolent even tho it isn't at operating temp. A thermostat stuck open will take 30 min or more before you actually feel any warmth, if at all in the winter.. your thermostat opens and closes constantly as the engine is running to keep it at its normal temp, usually around 160-180 degrees. If you live where it gets really cold, a thermostat stuck open likely will never get warm. If your blower motor works, and your engine don't overheat, im 98% sure its your thermostat.
no fan, on high? or no heat , fan at full speed.
if fan blows , it can only be 2 things,
1: engine not at 180F or holding.(min, temp)
2: water valve or damper stuck. (and there respective controls)
Hi its ounds like the fan has failed, the fan blows the heat into the vents without it, it will just remain in the heater core. other possibility and very common also is the cabin heater regulator they ofetn go, located in the middle of the car looking into the engine compartment has 2 pipes one in one out, feel the pipes see which is hot etc and get back to me.
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