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Dads72 · 03-20-2003, 09:38 PM

Sent a post called "where did my heat go" and received zero replies.
Now I know why.
Here's the deal.
Shut the heat off under the hood using the valve on the passenger's side on the firewall. Wanted to get the heat back yesterday, so I moved the valve the other way.
No heat.
Checked today and found the fan/alternator belt was way loose.
The bolt that holds the alternator bracket to the block was broken. Everything had gradually shifted.
The water pump wasn't turning, hence - no heat.
Everything is fine now, but I don't want to remove a broken bolt in the head again. PITA.
Hope this helps someone down the road.

03-20-2003, 09:38 PM	#1
Dads72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 427	For possible future reference Sent a post called "where did my heat go" and received zero replies. Now I know why. Here's the deal. Shut the heat off under the hood using the valve on the passenger's side on the firewall. Wanted to get the heat back yesterday, so I moved the valve the other way. No heat. Checked today and found the fan/alternator belt was way loose. The bolt that holds the alternator bracket to the block was broken. Everything had gradually shifted. The water pump wasn't turning, hence - no heat. Everything is fine now, but I don't want to remove a broken bolt in the head again. PITA. Hope this helps someone down the road.