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2002 FORD TAURUS
130,000 MILES • 6 CYL
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MOGINZ63
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when the heat is on the air will get intermittently warm and cold
Dec 6, 2010 at 8:57 PM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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I THINK I ANSWERED YOUR OTHER SUBMISSION OF THIS SAME QUESTION

THE MEDIC
Dec 7, 2010 at 5:03 AM
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SORRY---I THOUGHT YOU WUZ THIS ONE!!!

https://www.2carpros.com/expert/questions/2001-ford-taurus-no-heat

NOW IT'S YOU---I THINK YA'LL GOT THE SAME ISSUES!

I'M HERE IF NEEDED

YOUR TURN

THE MEDIC
Dec 7, 2010 at 5:11 AM
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Do you think its the heater core or could it be something more simple?
Dec 7, 2010 at 2:54 PM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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PERSONALLY, I DO NOT THINK ITS THE CORE---UNLESS ITS LEAKING OR YOU HAVE SOME REALLY HARSH MINERALS THAT BUILD UP FROM YOUR WATER IN YOUR AREA (THIS WOULD PROBABLY RESULT IN A LOT OF PEOPLE IN YOUR AREA WITH RADIATOR ISSUES TOO.

I DO NOT KNOW SPECIFICS OF YOUR RIG

NOR, DO I KNOW THEM ABOUT THE RIG IN THIS LINK

I DO UNDERSTAND THE WAY THE SYSTEMS WORK, JUST NOT THE EXTRA GOODIES THAT GETS THROWN INTO THEM IN THE NEWER YEARS....I CAN UNDERSTAND THEM! I JUST DO NOT KNOW WHICH VEHICLES HAVE THEM OR NOT!

THIS IS WHY EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A REPAIR MANUAL FOR THEIR RIG!!!!

THIS IS THE APPROACH I WOULD TAKE IF IT WERE MINE

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/1999-jeep-cherokee-heater-problems

ANOTHER GOOD RESOURCE I USE IS AUTOZONE, ADVANCE AUTO, AND OTHER PARTS STORES, ME BEING IN MY 40'S, I TRY TO KEEP IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE "LONG TERM"--"MATURE"--"MECHANICAL" ORIENTED FELLERS THERE, I TRY TO GIVE MY, AND OTHER FOLKS, BUSINESS TO THEM "SORTA ROTATING" AMONGST THEM (SO THEY FREQUENTLY SEE MY "STUD-LIKE" FACE FROM TIME TO TIME)

DURING THE SUMMER I KEEP A COOLER FULL OF SOFT-DRINKS WITH ME. IF THEY ARE TESTING "MY OR A "FRIENDS" BATTERY ETC , THAT 25 TO 50 CENT INVESTMENT GOES A LONG WAY FOR ME OR MY FRIEND MONTHS LATER, WHEN YOU ASK THE SAME FELLER,"'RECON YOU MIGHT COULD DO ANY BETTER ON THE PRICE OF THAT THINGAMAJIG?"......I JOKE WITH THEM A LOT, ASK ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL LIVES.

BUT THE COOLEST THING, IS MY BUDDYS' REACTIONS TO THE EXTREME SERVICE, ANSWERS AND ATTENTION I RECEIVE AT THESE PLACES (I TELL THEM TO WATCH AND LEARN, ITS NOT A SECRET, IT'S ALL ABOUT TAKING THE TIME, AND TECHNIQUE!)

I THINK ITS YOUR TURN AGAIN!

THE MEDIC
Dec 7, 2010 at 3:33 PM
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