2001 blue bird no heat

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rex

February 25th, 2011 7:24am

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2001 blue bird dt466e over heated three times on the driver.

replace radiator (cores bad on the bottom) replace thermostat ,fan clutch

water pump.also replace the first heater core by the front door.we had to

replace the heater valve inside the bus by the driver seat (broken)

now it only has heat high idle sitting then there is heat inside. when moving down the road no heat again. thanks for your help..

ben

February 25th, 2011 7:47am

#11810

any chance you may have a air lock? what is the engine temp running at now?

will-tilley

February 27th, 2011 8:46pm

#11815

Enough coolant in the system?

rex

April 3rd, 2011 6:18am

#11893

I tried to push coolant through the heater hoses with a coolant flush machine. still have the same problem not over heating temp said 180. but no heat inside the bus. also the coolant goes empty in the tank. when i open it some of the level comes back up. i have the driver taking his bus every day thinking maybe the air pocket would come out..any help would be great...

ben

April 3rd, 2011 11:47pm

#11894

have you tried to pull both heater hoses off and blow through them is something blocking it?

ron-mellor

April 5th, 2011 5:39am

#11895

Check the simplest thing first, is the new thermostat working. If it the type that stays open once an over heat situation has happened it may not be closing to maintain your 180F at speed.

marty-hryszko

April 8th, 2011 6:01am

#11898

im with ronm check that thermostat your system is probbly running super good!

john-whelan-2

April 8th, 2011 8:52am

#11900

The stuck open thermostat makes sense to me as well. Also, check your coolant transfer pump on the firewall. Not sure where Bluebird installs them. Have you also checked for a restriction somewhere? The high revs move the coolant through but idle isn't cutting it. Pulling some heater lines and checking for flow wouldn't hurt.:)

pat-milner

May 21st, 2011 3:07am

#11936

i've run into this before. check the return from the heater where it's plumbed into. it of course should be on the suction hose to the water pump or the lower hose. if that's ok it could be the water pump impeller is worn. if it's worn it won't have enough suction to help pull the water back from the system.