No heat, '04 Forester

Wow. We have the opposite problem with our Forries; the heater will fry your eyeballs. Is the engine at normal operating temperature? Replace thermostat. Is the coolant level OK? Add coolant. Are the heater hoses hot where they hit the firewall? Can you change where the air is going (heat, defrost, bi-level)? Has it worked recently, as in yesterday or the day before? Has it been unusually cold? Perhaps one of the damper flaps or vacuum lines has picked up some moisture and frozen. This will self-heal when you get the car interior warm. Put an electric heater in the passenger foot well for awhile. Has anything else changed recently? I have a service manual for the '04 Forester and can send you the appropriate sections if that will help, but (altho I've never had a Forester apart) the heater/AC system is typically pretty difficult to work on beyond the simple things listed above, as you pretty much have to pull the dash to get access. ByeBye! S.

Steve Jernigan KG0MB Laboratory Manager Microelectronics Research University of Colorado (719) 262-3101

We suspect my airconditioner of running by itself on rare ocaisions.

Nils