I have no heat in my car...have blower but blows cold air..help!!

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Asked by HRpuffinstuff Dec 16, 2016 at 06:42 PM about the 2005 Toyota Corolla LE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have done a few different things, little things but I still have no heat..is there any suggestions as to what I can do to maybe try to eliminate things?

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Try purging air out of the cooling system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IP54Kbgnv0

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ok thank you. not sure what happens but I start the car to let it warm up like I normally do about 10 min or so..drive 3 miles, the temp gauge is way into the Hot and then all of a sudden the temp will drop down to about halfway...still no heat..i feel it open when I turn the cold/hot knob, cleaned the pollen filter, checked coolant..am hoping its not the thermostat cuz its a pain in the but from what I hear, I have to remove the alternator first? wow..ok..if you have any other suggestions it would be great..cant drive at all cuz with this weather I need an ice scraper for the inside,...lol

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Sounds like the thermostat. At least they're not expensive.

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ty both..so with my limited knowledge I went out to see if I could bleed the radiator..and I noticed as I was squeezing the radiator hose that is was moving a little to freely...it wasn't even connected to the motor!! I know and see where it needs to be reconnected but I am not that strong so I cant remove the old clamp, is a squeeze one and its just not moving at all...so I was thinking of cutting the hose just below the clamp, I checked and it will leave me enough room to cut a piece out and still connect no problem...my question is this... 1. what happens when this happens? I have driven it several times already since I noticed no heat..could I have damaged my engine? 2. are the hoses easy to cut or do I need a special cutting tool..i have heavy duty scissors meant for cutting bone...? will that work? 3. what sort of replacement clamp should I get that wont cause problems later on should I need to access it later... and 4. what should I do once I get it reconnected? replace coolant..try to bleed it (I heard I could just drive it around and it will bleed itself?) but is there anything special I should do? and could this be the no heat issue? thank you for all your help...

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Just install a new hose as you probably need one anyway and get the screw type hose clamp from the auto parts store. Driving a car with no coolant is the fastest way to destroy and engine except for driving with no oil.

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I live a ways out and I have no other way into town..about 8 miles total both ways..do you think I will make it to get the part? please tell me yes, I tried soapy water to see if there was a way for me to sorta get it back on enough to work a bit...is there any sort of tape that will withstand the heat for a bit?

No you won't make it without coolant. Don't even try unless you are dying to spend $5,000 for a new engine. All I can suggest it to get a good set of pliers to open up the clamp.

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Full of regrets is right, get some pliers and open up the clamp and then try to push the hose back on. Make sure you refill the radiator with 50/50 coolant and distilled water.

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ok..i did go out earlier and sprayed it with some wd-40..now I don't know if that was a good idea or not but I did hoping it would help...its dark now so I will try in the morning..let y'all know...thank you so much

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just an update...I did get the clamp off and reconnected the hose with new clamps, added a bunch of coolant, took it out for a drive, after about an hour of driving it started getting warm, barely. I did this for a couple days, then opened and refilled the coolant etc...it took almost another gallon of antifreeze..so close to 2 total from the time this started..now it heats up after about 10 min...thank you very much for all your help...

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The heat in my Toyota takes a while to get warm. What can I do to make the heat get warmer ..?

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