Heater goes in and out and only on one side

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appel1978

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Hello everyone my dilemma is that when I turn the heater on it doesn't blow hot air consecutively. I noticed it will only blow for maybe 30 sec and then blows cold. until it seems when I come to a stop at a light and as soon as I hit the gas the air gets hot again for a brief moment then goes cold again till I got to next light, stopped and as soon as I hit the gas again low and be hold the heat came again for a moment. Now on top of that it only blows hot air out the passenger side vents the driver side always stays cool. I do need new blend doors because it stays on vents and wont go to defrost vents. but that's another problem which im aware of how to fix.
 

JPT

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Have you checked both hoses for your heater core? I have a feeling it has blockage, and only lets a little bit of coolant through.

A good test would be to remove both sides of the hoses, and flush the core. If after reconnecting it the heat works properly for a while then goes back, you will need a new heater core. Mine was just replaced 2003 with 86k miles on it (it was used, so I don't know how frequently the previous owner flushed the coolant)
 

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check your coolant level. low coolant will not fill the hoses enough at idle. but at speed the water pump will work better and fill the hoses.
 

FarTooMuchhh

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Hello! I know yours is an old question, but I was wondering if you wouldn't mind telling what was the problem/solution? My '06 QC SRT10 blows ice cold A/C on both sides, but only blows hot air on the pax side. Thanks!
 
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