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Old 12-21-2010, 04:24 AM
DCARLTON DCARLTON is offline
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I disagree. My daughters 97 Max temperature was right where it was supposed to be, just under the half way point and was fine until Winter when it turned cold. She had bought this car used in the Summer. It wouldn't blow any heat to amount to anything.

Thinking that maybe it was a thermostat, I decided to replace it. Took the old one out and was surprised to find, no thermostat was present at all in the housing!

Replaced thermostat, re-filled and began getting heat.

A faulty thermostat in open position, or in my case, none, will allow engine to warm but not get warm enough to blow HOT air.

Edit; Also, on an Altima (my other daughter has that one), the engine temp is fine but get a little air in the system and it will only blow hot when moving, not sitting still.

Air doesn't transfer heat as well as water does but since you say you don't get heat when moving, I would suspect thermostat.
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1995 Maxima SE (313,000+ miles 10/2012)
1997 Maxima (193,000 miles - bought from daughter when she traded for a Hyundai Elantra Coupe)
2002 Altima (daughter - totaled 12/2011 with 210,000 miles)
2012 Altima (daughter - replaced 2002 with 8 miles, now with almost 30,000 miles)

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