Heat Help!!!!!!

[Cobra11]

does anyone else have this problem? ive got heat basically pouring in on my legs from what feels like the center of the firewall/heating ducts! faster i go the worse it gets. i'm always driving so im having trouble really checking it as i go(safely anyways)! ive got an old coat of rhino lining that probably needs to be redone, but thats covered with new carpeting. so im having trouble thinking that its somewhere in the firewall. its freakin brutal though cause i have a hardtop on it and a/c that's broken. but im not going to wast time and money redoing the a/c if i cant fix the heat problem first!!!

Any help would be much appreciated! thanks guys Jay

 

[73stallion]

you're not alone. i practically got sunburn on my feet the other day driving the bronco with sandalls on.....

 

[greasypigeon]

Yep I used to get it from where the hurst shifter came out.

 

[Cobra11]

ive got a c4 column shift, but the hump with the t-case shifter gets really hot!! not laying my phone there anymore when i charge it!!

 

[javilamfd]

Pretty typical. Mine doesnt get too bad, unless it's 100* out. I got some aluminized bubble heat shield, some insulated carpet matting and some black automotive carpet. Made a removable front carpet kit pretty cheap. Has helped a lot. Also make sure your heater core is off and heater vent closed.

 

[Cobra11]

im thinking that maybe the vents arent closed very well or they arent sealing off to keep the heat in the engine bay!

 

[Socal Tom]

Make sure you seal any holes in the floor board.
Tom

 

[Viperwolf1]

Heater valve stuck open? They will corrode on the inside and the lever will move but the valve inside does not.

 

[Cobra11]

heater valve? meaning inside behind the actual heater switch on the dash?

 

[javilamfd]

The heater valve should be located inside the engine compartment. There should be 2 heater hoses coming from the back of the heater blower unit (this is where the heater core is located.) on the passenger side. The hoses will be located on the engine side of the firewall. One of these hoses should have the heater valve. If you look on one of the vendors sites, WH, BCB, etc, and look for a heater control valve, you will find a picture of what it looks like.

 

[Cobra11]

thanks very much for your help! Jay