Friday, May 5, 2017

Why does my truck overheat when I turn the heater on?

I own a 1989 ford f150 standard cab 2wd 4.9L 5-spd manual. When ever I turn my heater on (winter) and it starts blowing hot air, my temperature gauge starts moving towards hot. I find this very strange because I'm pretty sure it's supposed to take heat away from the engine.

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