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My car heater is blowing cold air

I had a coolant leak that was repaired and now my heater is blowing cold air and my temperature gauge is fluctuating up and down.

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The shut off valve on the heater core was left shut during the repair on your coolant system. the repairman forgot to re open the shut off valve . this is the problem. open the shut off valve and, the air will become hot again. as for the gauge fluctuations, the actual gauge may be malfunctioning.

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