Permanent oil cooler vs thermostat

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(03-19-2015 11:17 PM)Deuce Cam Wrote:  I believe the technical term is idle air control valve (iacv). The unit is bolted to the bottom of the throttle body. It's easiest to remove the throttle body, and then disconnect the iacv from the throttle body. Reference pics below:

I ordered the o-ring and gasket from my dealer so next week I will be able to clean out the iacv. Thanks for the info .

Earlier this week I installed a new heater valve since my old one seized.




Since I cleaned out the heater core I expected to get a lot of heat from the blower inside the car but I find it to be only lukewarm. The heatercable only allows the valve to open for a bout 70% but even with the cable not hooked up and the vale manually opened, I'm not very impressed with the heat. The valve itself feels very hot though and the pipes to and from the heater core as well.

Anyone knows why this is?