Problem with heat

[All systemz]

Issue with the heat in my 93 Festiva.
The heat works fine when the lever is in the floor, defrost or floor/defrost position but when I put it to blow out the dash vents, it just blows cold.
I pulled the 4 screws that hold the whole assembly in the dash but it only comes out a couple inches, not enough to see or work on anything.
Any idea's what to look for?

[Joe Dirt]

Heat only works on floor,blend,and defrost in these cars

[navdoc101]

Search IS your friend ,son!!! This has been addressed MANY times. Thats the way it was designed. Heat was NEVER intended to come out of the dash vents.

[htchbck]

Any idea's what to look for?

Look for a new car if you can't live without heat from the dash vents :lol: Seriously though, the heater airbox setup of the festiva is such that you can't get heat out of the dash vents. The Aspires can, but I don't think the airbox from an Aspire can fit in a festiva.

[All systemz]

Wow I've been using search for every issue and have good luck but this one for some reason nothing would come up.
Thanks
I can live with the heat the way it is but I kind of have OCD when it comes to mechanical stuff. If it's suppose to work, I can't quit until it does.
Know what I mean?

[avitsef]

Someday there will be a write-up on how to "make your dash vents blow hot'' How hard can it be , especially compared to the intense engine swaps and fabrication found on this site . :cry_smile:

[Charlie1717]

I don't know anyone or have heard of anyone that has fixed this issue. Couldn't tell you how hard it would be, someone who has pulled the dash may have a better understanding of the difficulties.

We ought to have a short document when signing up for the site that tells the new member a few of the answers to the most common questions. ie no heat. Or tell them to use the search function :p

[htchbck]

I think some kind of FAQ about the general issues NOT covered in the modding sections would be a great idea. Sort of a info sheet for people who aren't constantly building/tearing down/rebuilding their cars. The majority of our members are not mechanics or engine builders (those of us that are just post a lot more often than the rest) so it might be helpful to have a place to look for common minor problems and/or querks that people who are new to festivas might not know about yet.

I know on my first Festiva all those years ago I had the same curiosity this guy had about why there was no heat coming out of the vents, so I pulled the dash and took apart the airbox only to find that it wasn't designed to give heat out of the dash. I wish there'd been an FAQ back then lol might have saved me some trouble

[Charlie1717]

I think some kind of FAQ about the general issues NOT covered in the modding sections would be a great idea. Sort of a info sheet for people who aren't constantly building/tearing down/rebuilding their cars. The majority of our members are not mechanics or engine builders (those of us that are just post a lot more often than the rest) so it might be helpful to have a place to look for common minor problems and/or querks that people who are new to festivas might not know about yet.

I know on my first Festiva all those years ago I had the same curiosity this guy had about why there was no heat coming out of the vents, so I pulled the dash and took apart the airbox only to find that it wasn't designed to give heat out of the dash. I wish there'd been an FAQ back then lol might have saved me some trouble

Same here. My first questions were- NO heat!? I need new tires, can I go to 13's?