[200q20v] HEATER: Sheeza HOT, Sheeza COLD...

[Brett Dikeman]

At 10:04 PM -0500 12/22/01, Gary Martin wrote:
>Just got back from Maine, and I haven't started to research this yet, but
>thought maybe somebody can help. This is my first Winter with the 200, and
>the climate control is not very controlled. The heater works great, but once
>it gets the car warmed up, it cycles from what seems to be full hot for a
>few minutes, and then full cold for a shorter amount of time. My kids even
>commented, "Dad, do you have the air conditioner on?".  It does, however, do
>a great job of keeping you awake and alert on a long trip!!  Ant ideas or
>BTDT?

Here's a thought...engine thermostat stuck open?  Here's why...if it
is, coolant will be quite cool at any decent speed when it's cold
out, until you start to go up a hill, and the coolant jumps in temp.

Do you remember off-hand if the heat cycles were when you were going
uphill/accelerating?  Where was the coolant gauge during this?  Did
cranking it up to "HI" change the behavior?

Also note that "bilev" puts out cooler air from the dash than it does
from other vents.

B
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