OK, first post here, looking for a little help. I'm in a 2018 Pete 579 and getting very little heat in the cab. The sleeper heat works fine, so I won't freeze or anything like that, but worried about the defroster not keeping up in the snow. So far, I've changed the heater controls, the blend door actuator and even taken the heater core out and cleaned it. And the water hoses are both hot coming out of the heater core. When I was changing the blend door actuator, I stuck a screwdriver in there, turned it all the way to the left, and got heat but not for long. It will give me heat for just a minute, then it cools off to just kinda luke warm. Nothing I've done has really helped much. I've got it all back together now, and out of ideas. So, is there anything I'm missing, or not thinking of?
2018 Pete 579 little to no heat
Discussion in 'Peterbilt Forum' started by Barry63028, Jan 6, 2024.
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Sounds like a either a CCU issue or a blower issue. The blower in my 17 579 failed and started doing stupid #### and had to be replaced. Though they also said a lot of times it just needs the CCU to be flashed by the dealer.
There is a wire on the backside of the motor that over time flexes back and forth and breaks inside the actual insulation and can cause a short according to the tech that replaced mine.RubyEagle, Bean Jr. and Rideandrepair Thank this. -
Thst usually is a heater core issue, Plugged inside.
I assume nobody has messed with the heater hoses since your bunk works?Bean Jr. and Rideandrepair Thank this. -
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And you may very well be right! At this point, Im about out of ideas. I mean, there really isnt that much to a heating system, on any car or truck. Its just take air, blow it across a hot heater core, and presto, you have heat. But this one is kicking my butt!
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Door for outside air broken ?
Duct tape over the screen inlet may give results.
Mine is up under the passenger side air breather ( 2006 ) kind of hard to see if Peterbilt has not moved it.Rideandrepair Thanks this. -
Regardless good luck. Tracking down these kinds of issues are a henti level pain in the rear.Rideandrepair Thanks this. -
Truck is too new for anything to be plugged, I say, maybe a pressure problem. I think if a bad head gasket, pressure builds up in the system, and won't flow correctly. The bunk heater may come from a different area. Water pump maybe?
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