dodge dakota heat probleme.

Post by **joco** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:35 pm

hi all.

my father truck.a 1997 dodge dakota..318/8 4/4.

as no heat....

change the thermostat 2 time last week(the garage)

change a pump.

still no heat after 200$and a bit more.

.

any ideals..?

there is not mutch in those truck.

thermostat.water pump...rad or 2 radiator......mmm??

thanks

joco

Post by **legend151** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:23 pm

Hey Joco,

Follow the heater hoses and you should find a valve in the hose near the firewall Sometimes they seize up or the cable controlling it is no good. Run the engine untill the thermostat opens, feel the hose before and after the valve and see if they are the same temprature. If so feel the return hose from the heater core. If the valve is good and warm on both sides and the return is cold, then the heater core may be blocked. This can be corrected sometimes by backflushing the heater core with a garden hose.

Cheers,

Rick

Post by **joco** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:32 am

thanks legend will take a look at this..

Post by **troutnmuskiehunter** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:37 am

1st and biggest

PROBLEM........it's a Dodge!!

Post by **joco** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:20 pm

true its a dodge.

not mine.

but he is up to 200k on it.those 318dodge motor and not bad.

there front end are not great

but motor and trans not bad at all.

joco.

Post by **Mr. T.** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:20 pm

I had something similar with my car, sort of.

My heater knob has 5 settings and on settings one and two, no heat. I had to use settings three and above and it wasn't very strong.

Brought it in to the dealer and they replaced the heater resistor, $34 part.

$45 for labour.

Post by **beachburger** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:26 pm

I have a 1996 Dakota with the same engine and a few years ago had no heat on a -35C day. It was the heater resistor.

And I only know one person who's Chevy or Ford truck has lasted as long as mine.....

Post by **joco** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:46 pm

hi beachburger.. you say..It was the heater resistor.

where is it locate,,?

is it a big job..?

thanks

Post by **beachburger** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:42 am

Hi joco. I didn't do the work but I was standing there while the mechanic was poking about. If I recall, it was located along the top of the firewall on the passenger side and was easily accessible. It took 5 minutes to replace.

Post by **Andy_L** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:29 am

hey Joco...this might be able to help you. Think you can download the service manual in PDF form here:

http://pdftown.com/search/node/2003+dod ... ng+diagram

(there are other years there as well)

Andy

Post by **joco** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:18 pm

i did took a look at it..

he those not use it mutch .use is other one.

the 2 hose frome the fire wall seems to be equal to heat...same thing.

for the valve.dont see it...

for the resistor.again dont see it.

there is some heat in the truck.just a little.

the fan work good.

mmmm...?