Quick heater help

[Turbojuice]

I'm going to put this in car help as well, but I figured someone would be able to answer this quick.

I am putting in a new head unit for my stereo on my MSP and when I pulled the old one out, I taped off all the wires and everything, but had to run an errand before I could put the new unit in. While I was driving I noticed that me heater had stopped working. Any ideas? I checked the connections to the center unit and everything seemed connected...

 

[Cleverfrog]

my heater wont blow heat until after i spool my turbo, then after a couple minutes it starts blowin cold air again.

 

[Turbojuice]

haha yeah i'm not having that issue. its just not working lol

 

[Cleverfrog]

i think my issue was having a huge hole in the coolant reservoir. Replacement tank is on the way. Temporarily fixed with magical duct tape. Did you check your fuses?

 

[Turbojuice]

I haven't checked my fuses but that's a good idea. It looks like the mechanical linkages are still connected to the unit so fuses would be a logical next step.

 

[Cleverfrog]

and you said you taped off the wires. Even though they may be taped off one could still be shorting out against another.

 

[Turbojuice]

Well everything's put back together now because I was hoping that that was the case, but it didn't make a difference. I checked all of the connections and loose wires, everything looks just fine... I am wondering if it is the mechanical linkage attached to the thermostat. It LOOKS like it is connected correctly, but it goes waaay back beyond where I can see and reach, so I am wondering if somewhere down the line it broke. I am gonna sell my Perrin JBE and my old Kenwood head unit and the box that goes under it, and I am hoping that with the money I make from those I can fix this, fix my weather stripping, and get new lowering springs (mine are making all sorts of nasty noises when I go over bumps (at least I think it is the springs, I'm gonna open another thread about this soon)), and maybe replace a wheel bearing that is clicking. So much stuff going wrong at once... I love the car, but I hate keeping up with it!

 

[GreezyG]

Your in San Diego.... Why do you need a heater? hehe

 

[Turbojuice]

Haha well currently I'm in Santa Barbara for school! It gets down to 34 at night! I had an early drive to Los Angeles the other day and I was so cold that I resorted to stealing my sister's snuggie and wearing it the whole way... so much shame.... SOOO MUCH SHAMMMEEEE!!!