I got a hot tip. :sly I turned the dial to the hottest setting while the blower was OFF and it went all the way to hottest. Then after a long drive once it was up to full operating temp I used my IR heat gun aiming it at the blower air and saw 141*F. :clap:
Solved :coffee
Hopefully ZERO :innocent
I had a pen drop in there back in '03 :doh: and paid my mechanic to fish it out. He removed the glove box but not any of the dash. He went waaaaaaaay up from in there but I didn't watch what he did. This time I hope to figure it out but if not I'll just bring back to...
Yes I know today is the hottest day of the year but I'm thinking forward to winter when having the hottest setting is needed for the windshield defroster and cab heat.
The heat control dial moves freely from the very cold to warm settings but if I try to turn the dial to the hottest setting I feel a restriction in the dial. I think a pen may have fallen through a long duct by the windshield above the glove box causing a cable restriction. I removed the glove...
If I was in the market I'd be at your door step in a New York minute. Peter STICK BY YOUR PRICE whatever it is. Remember, yours is a rare well maintained low mileage PSD with a new $1500 fuel system. :sweet
Changed the upper and lower radiator hoses then added new green low silicate coolant and some RMI-25. Whether it needed it or not for a truck with 322K miles I thought it was a good idea. The old hoses were soft but not cracked.