Q: heater blowing no heat

asked by on November 01, 2017

No matter if its driving at 80 or sitting idle, I get absolutely no heat out of my vents. I checked my coolant level and the overflow tank was full. Both hoses going to and from the heater core are hot. The thermostat seems to be working becuase that gauge in the car shows it getting up to temperature and its not overheating

My car has 106856 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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