Heater blows cold air part of the time

Tiny
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  • 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
  • V8
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When the heater is turned off hot air continues to come out of the vents. The blower motor turns off correctly just not the air temperature. Any ideas what I can do?
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 AT 6:52 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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You need to remove some of your dash and look at your actuators. I would say your mode door actuator isnt working to shut off outside air, its still blowing through the heater core
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Tiny
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My heat is not working
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Tiny
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I assume you mean the temp of the air and not the blower itself.

With the engine at full operating temp, locate the 2 heater hoses where they go into the firewall and feel them to see if they are both hot to the touch. If not too hot to hold, then you have to look at the actual engine temp and if that is up, if it is, then your looking at a restricted heater core.
If you find that they are both too hot to hold, then the heat in that vehicle is controlled by a blend door that regulates heated air flow. It is operated by an electric motor/actuator. The problem can be that the actuator is stripped or inoperative or the door itself could be damaged. This is what needs to be determined by examining the actuator and see if it is responding to heat change commands or not.
If they are both not too hot to hold on to, then you either have a restricted heater core or the system is not completely full and getting air pockets for some reason.
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