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Car heaters problem

Hello everyone
i have a v reg fiesta and the heaters wont turn off or even onto cold so i renewed the heater valve, emptied the coolant and renewed that and now the heaters are even worse please help

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  • forgotmyname
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    Air vent flaps under the dash not moving into the correct position.
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  • molerat
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    I believe it is possible to incorrectly fit the temp control knob so that it does not actually operate the mechanism behind leaving it stuck usually in hot.

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  • Happytohelp
    Happytohelp Posts: 86 Forumite
    I had a similar problem on an old Ford Escort. It coincided with the automatic choke being on and the engine always revving high and using a lot of fuel.

    If I remember correctly it was due to a faulty temperature sensor and cost less than £50 to fix. The sensor was incorrectly reporting a cold engine which caused all the other problems.
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