heater and cluster questions...

[dcash13]

when i turn the heat on it REAKS terribly.. and the heat doesnt realy seem to wrk that great at all..

and the lights on the cluster comes on but the needles dont move..

this is a beater 94 dx coupe i came across.. was gona use it for winter but not if i cant get this heat thing fixed.. and i also have 2 people wantin to buy it from me.. so either way i need to get these things workin right..

thanks in advance...

[imported_micah]

The smell could be some dead animal...
needles not working is some sort of wire problem, check connections to back of cluster, and also check connections on engine..

[dcash13]

how would i be able to c if its the dead animal or not.. what should i do..

[cynosurecivic]

maybe there was an animal in there, it chewed the wires, so they dont work anymore. but while chewing on the wires on it got shocked and died. and thats what smells. hey it could happen.

[imported_comutek]

if it's a gauge cluster problem a not a wiring problem i've got an extra dx cluster w/ 94k on the odometer.

[dcash13]

would u want $$ for the cluster?? im not sure if this one is any good or not but mine isnt an auto matic.. so if im gona have to spend $$ on one it will be an si with tach.. but let me know..

also a dead mouse or sumthin is possible.. i would honestly say it is sumthin that died in it.. but what i dnt get is it doesnt smell when in general but only when the heat is turned on.. a guy i wrk with said its prolly the heater heatin it up and makin it stink.. but the heat doesnt wrk realy so its not heatin it up..

noone has answered y my heater wont get hot.. any ideas..

[imported_silentstorm]

dcash13 ....sounds like a bad heater core to me

[dcash13]

i got a new cluster.. new heater blower.. wiper motor.. heater controls and some small stuff for $90 off a guy who wrecked his car.. so while its all taken apart im gona clean out the heat system.. hopefully that will take car of the problem.. plus i think i have some fuses missin so hopefully that will cure most of my probs..

[simplegreen]

take out your heater core ((note put a side a few hours lol trust me))