Heater/cooling woes

[Anthony Miller]

As another winter begins to bear down upon us I thought it might be time to sort out why my heater refuses to get hot or warm even for that matter.When I place my hand on the heater input hose which comes out of the back of the engine(3.0l V6) I notice that it is not hot like the hoses at the front engine.A good flushing is what I think it needs but I'm not sure how to go about it i.e. which hoses to pull off where. Any thoughts or experiences greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance
Anthony

[enzo1891]

you may have blocked heater core or heater tap cable is broken which was a common fault on alfa 75 if interested i can have look for you feel free to call me 0412 152 816. vince

[Anthony Miller]

Cheers Vince, I think I've sorted it. My alfa specialist had flushed the heater core 4 times only for it to stop working a week later. I suspect that he flushed only the heater core and the blockage was further down in the system. Ignorantly, I disconnected the return hose from the bottom radiator hose, then disconnected the hose from the rear of the inlet manifold, and flushed the system as a whole. Now it works better than ever

[enzo1891]

make sure you bleed the cooling system.

[Anthony Miller]

Yep did that, had to replace the brass bleed nut as it developed a crack due to over zealous application.Sometimes I don't know my own strength,D'oh.
Anthony