Howdy,
I've finally given up on figuring this out myself and not quite sure where to go from here.
I have had little to no heat in my 2000, I have flushed and reverse flushed the heater core hoses, and got out a ton of junk. I did this 3 times until it ran clear each time. That improved the blowing power significantly. Both tubes coming from the heater core are hot as they should be, therefore the heater core is working.
I then determined that it was my t-stat as I noticed it had been EATING coolant like it was dessert, and also noticed that the jeep didn't get to optimal operating temperature (195ish) and therefore the t-stat failed in the open position feeding it coolant constant.
So I just replaced the t-stat and now it warms up to the right temp, and the heat is actually warm(er) kinda, but it is still not blowing like how I have seen other TJ's like my best friends where they basically give 3rd degree burns.
I have refilled the radiator and made sure it was topped off, although I noticed I have a ton of dirt in mine so I was going to do a good flush of it this weekend and see if that improves quality.
I do suspect the blend door actuator, but, I also don't because if that were the case then I wouldn't be getting any heat at all, right..? If someone could confirm that, that would be helpful.
I'm not quite sure of where to check next, and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I've finally given up on figuring this out myself and not quite sure where to go from here.
I have had little to no heat in my 2000, I have flushed and reverse flushed the heater core hoses, and got out a ton of junk. I did this 3 times until it ran clear each time. That improved the blowing power significantly. Both tubes coming from the heater core are hot as they should be, therefore the heater core is working.
I then determined that it was my t-stat as I noticed it had been EATING coolant like it was dessert, and also noticed that the jeep didn't get to optimal operating temperature (195ish) and therefore the t-stat failed in the open position feeding it coolant constant.
So I just replaced the t-stat and now it warms up to the right temp, and the heat is actually warm(er) kinda, but it is still not blowing like how I have seen other TJ's like my best friends where they basically give 3rd degree burns.
I have refilled the radiator and made sure it was topped off, although I noticed I have a ton of dirt in mine so I was going to do a good flush of it this weekend and see if that improves quality.
I do suspect the blend door actuator, but, I also don't because if that were the case then I wouldn't be getting any heat at all, right..? If someone could confirm that, that would be helpful.
I'm not quite sure of where to check next, and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!