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Date:         Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:36:58 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
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From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: Hot Foot Syndrome...what is solution?
Comments: To: kevin obrien <kevindobrien@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20030711132555.27922.qmail@web13803.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Fri, 11 Jul 2003, kevin obrien wrote:

> I've been blundering around the archives and can't > find a clear answer as to the fix for the heat that is > constantly blowing at my feet in my 1990 Carat.

Is it coming from the heater vents, or is it coming through the metal?

If it's coming from the heater vents, your heater valve is stuck partway open, probably due to a kinked cable. Check the archives, there were some posts about this a couple months ago. A quick check is to drop your spare tire, reach up in there, and manually close the valve. If the heat goes away, you found the problem.

If it's heat soaking through the metal from the radiator, adding insulation to that area is your best bet. The Bently also details a "hot footwell fix" but I suspect it would have been standard by 1990.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si


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