What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

No there can't be anything plugged up that I can think of I put in two different thermostats so I drain the whole system to do that twice and the same amount of fluid that came out went right back in anyways I went took and dropped it off to the dealer cuz it's under warranty for them to fix it


The top of the radiator heater hose is probably a hundred 90 degrees today and the bottom was probably 30 degrees so it has to be the water pump

 

Gotcha gotcha, I didn't realize a shop did it. For some reason coolant isn't moving. The pump would be so unlikely on its own, but being that someone was in there recently than yeah that's exactly where I'd start. Let us know what they say

 

Water has to be going through it cuz when I turn the heater on its blowing out super hot air

 

That just means the hot water is getting IN TO the heater core. It may be restricted, where the hot water is not flowing THROUGH the heater core... at least potentially not flowing WELL, through the heater core.

A plugged (or restricted) heater core would still blow hot air when the heater is on.

 

So are you saying if the heater core was plugged up there wouldn't be any radiator water flow?
The heater when you turn it on is blowing out super hot air

 

I'm saying the coolant system is a loop. The heater core is part of that loop. If the heater core is plugged, or restricted, it would be plugging (or restricting) the entire loop... No?

 

It is a loop but I believe the coolant bypasses the heater core when you’re not using it.

 

He's got more or something else going on as well. The main upper rad hose can't feel coolant moving through. So something is up

 

I don't remember there being a bypass... Not saying there isn't one. But first thing I'd do is flush the heater core (reverse flow) and see what comes out.

 

the heater core valve is on the fire wall. It is how temperature is regulated through the core, by restricting coolant to the core. If you have the heater off, lets say the dial all the way into the blue, no coolant is flowing through the core at all. as you start to turn or slide(depending on year and HVAC controls) the control into the red, more coolant flows into the core.

 

I've heard a lot of great things about ECGS but to have sent out and received my rebuilt diffs back in 7 days is truly impressive.

5.29's and double locked is just around the corner

 

Wish i woulda went 5.29s



Yea yea monte. You were right

 

I told you man..haha especially with that slush box.

 

All that being said. I think I'd still reverse flush the heater core... lol

 

Are you 4.88?

 

Well it was running hot regardless which position the heater core valve control was at didn't make any difference if it was on hot or whether it was on cold for AC,
And I did replace that valve about a year ago anyway the dealership has it so I should get some feedback tomorrow

 

I have had two yellow tops, one lasted two year and the other about four. I will never own another optima.

 

I can't tell you how many Yellow Tops I've had. I don't know off the top of my head. I've never had to replace one. They've always lasted longer than I had the vehicle.

 

think he is yes.

@drr is making the change as well from 4.56s haha

 

Updated a bunch of small things on the front end: headlight assembly, new LED bulbs, side marker assembly, grille, lower valance. Trying to decide if I want to replace the chrome bumper with black now.