Unless it was super cold you should have reasonable heat in 15 minutes. I think
this condemns the thermostat.To be sure take it for a longer/harder run this
afternoon, if you can stand the cold :) if it still doesn't come up to temp I'd
say thermostat.
I ran without a thermostat in the winter one year with my '88 GMC, heat got to
just barely a breath of warmth, enough to maybe defog (but not defrost) the
windshield. I didn't last long before I put a tstat in which on that truck
(2.6l v6) was really easy.
-Curt
From: Donald Snook via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT 1992 Ford F-150
I drove the truck to work today mainly because I hadn't started or driven it in
a month. It started right up! I drove about 10 minutes (had to stop for power
steering fluid) and drove another 5 or so minutes to my office. The temp gauge
never made it to the middle, only about 1/3 up. When I got to the office, I
checked the heater hoses and they were "warmish" NOT hot. The upper radiator
hose was also warmish, not hot. The lower radiator hose was about the same
(maybe a little cooler).
The various positions of the heater work -- meaning, when I changed it to
defrost the air flow moved to defrost, on vent it switched to vent and it
switched to the floor when I changed it to floor. BUT, the air never get warm.
I don't know if I didn't drive it long enough to get warmed up or if the
thermostat is bad.
I also found something that wasn't hooked up to anything. I'll try to send a
picture attached.
This is located near the firewall close to master cylinder. Sorry, it’s a
lousy phone pic.
Don Snook
-----Original Message-----
From: Curt Raymond [mailto:curtlud...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 10:53 AM
To: Donald Snook; Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT 1992 Ford F-150
'92 should be old enough to work on yourself. Find the heater hoses where they
go through the firewall and find out if they get hot. Might also see if the
radiator hose coming out of the thermostat gets hot. If those two are no then
start with a thermostat which should be pretty easy.If those two are yes then
look for something under the dash
From: Donald Snook via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 11:50 AM
Subject: [MBZ] OT 1992 Ford F-150
I know a few folks on here have older Ford Pickups or had them previously. So,
here is a question for them. I have a 1992 Ford F-150. I bought it last
summer because my wife and I were going to a lot of estate sales and it seemed
like we were constantly needing a truck. It's a decent truck with 144,000
miles. The body is straight and rust free. It needs a few things, but for the
most part, it will just be used occasionally for hauling or moving stuff. BUT,
it has NO heat. The fan comes on, but never gets warm. I checked the coolant
and it is full. I suppose I could start with a thermostat. It seems like I
remember something on the blend doors (I may be using the wrong term) on some
old fords. Is that an issue on these? What else could it be?
The a/c also doesn't work. When it was hot, I turned the a/c on and it didn't
cool. I checked and the clutch wasn't turning on the compressor. So, I gave
it a tap and the clutch started turning. But, it never cooled. I filled it
with 134. But, never did get cool. The a/c is obviously a non-issue for a
while. But, NO heat is a little rough this time of year.
Donald H. Snook
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