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 Post subject: Cooling system
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:59 am 
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Hi just a quick question, I am going to change my coolant in my ba falcon but like a lot of others my heater don't work. How will that effect the "bleeding" process when I can't turn the heater on.
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 Post subject: Re: Cooling system
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 6:21 pm 
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gartam wrote:
Hi just a quick question, I am going to change my coolant in my ba falcon but like a lot of others my heater don't work. How will that effect the "bleeding" process when I can't turn the heater on.
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Garry



what do you mean by don't work :?:
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 Post subject: Re: Cooling system
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:28 pm 
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The heater shaft I assume is broken. I can hear the motor turning but no heat so can't turn the heater on.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Cooling system
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:27 pm 
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The blend door only directs airflow - the heater tap controls water flow. Check the two heater core hoses for heat. The heater tap is normally open, and needs vacuum to close, that is, the diaphragm pulls the tap arm in.
And yes, any falcon with a motor driven blend door (EA onwards) can suffer shaft breakage, a very long term design fault not fixed AFAIK. Manual ones should be fine.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Cooling system
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:33 pm 
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So the fact that the heater doesnt work won't affect me changing the coolant.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Cooling system
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 11:34 pm 
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Read my post a few more times, and do what I've suggested.

 

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