99 Mercury Tracer heater not working right

sudden it's not putting out much, if any, heat. Figures it would wait until the first snowfall to do this! I had the radiator replaced and the entire cooling system flushed over the summer, so I'm not sure what is up. I'm hoping it isn't going to be a major $$$ situation, as I was downsized at work recently and the car needs new tires as well now that snow is falling. (I don't have a credit card to put the cost on.) Does anyone have any clue as to what might be wrong, to at least point me in the right direction?

============================== Does it have a temp gauge. Is it warming up? If not a t-stat would be in order.

"notafraidofmycar" wrote

I assume the cooling system is full? Could have sprung a leak somewhere. Lack of heater heat is one of the standard syptoms.

The heater system needs a 190=B0 t-stat for good heat and a good radiator cap for proper pressure in the system. Both are inexpensive to replace. Hope this helps...

Dave S(Texas)