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Old 07-09-2019, 03:27 PM
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Default Re: Alabaster/Vanilla 33K

Originally Posted by ala_xfire
You most likely had a stuck heater valve, or a loose connection to it.
Those 2 valves are the round things in front of the battery, one for each side.
To close the valve ( turn off the hot water ) you energize the valve.
Thanks so much! I'll check the connection to them tonight. I had also planned to change both the oil & the coolant as the current owner has never done the coolant and only remembers having the oil changed once (he bought the car in 2016 and only put 6K miles on it). I had planned to change these IMMEDIATELY but both the oil & coolant on visual inspection look to be of excellent color. Usually by the time I do an oil change on my cars the oil has turned dark/dirty. Should I change the oil anyway simply due to time? As for the coolant it still has the "blue goo" in it. I took a little out and inspected it in a clear jar. It looks new but knowing human nature it may very well be the original stuff. Is it simply time to do the coolant as well? Thoughts?
 

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