This forum doesn't seem to get much traffic..Hmmmm Anyway..

I have a 2013 connect, the van takes for ever to heat up.

i can start it in the morning, and in about 10-15 min the temp gauge is in the normal center position, but the heat is luke warm, I can drive it about 10 min to work, and the heat is a bit warmer, but still not as it should be.

I can park it for 5 min and then drive it again and the heat is pleasant by then.

Is this the nature of the system ? I've had smaller cars ( Geo Metro 3 cyl ) that heated up way faster.



At work we had a 2015 F550 truck that had weak heat as well, but if you reved the engine hard 1 or 2 times it heated up fine, but if you were at a stop light or such, the heat got cold again.. The dealership futzed with it over a year before they got it fixed

I never did find out what it'd issue was.



Any tips i can try to get the heat working in my van better?

it's only got 42K on it, and all fluids are up to level and clean still. so i highly doubt there's any clog in the heater core.

I'm thinking it''s either bad circulation or a air bubble in the system, if so, how do i burp it out ?

 

Check your heater control valve, sounds like the exact same problem on one of my Excursions - no heat until I went WOT up to 75 getting on the freeway then instantly good heat until that trick no longer worked. Replaced heater control valve and no issues since then.

 

where is this valve located ? i only see the heater lines go directly into the firewall of my van..i see nothing inbetween

 

There has to be a valve somewhere that controls the amount of water going to the heater core or not.

 

From what i've seen the heat is on all the time,, there seems to only be a diverter door...I could be wrong, ,,i'm trying to find a diagram..