Q: Heating/cooling system blowing cold/warm air when it should be warm/hot air
System isn't blowing as hot as it should. So I blew out the heater core via from core hoses. Didn't help. So I replaced thermostat. Didn't help. What could be the issue, a bad heater core?
My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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