92 Civic, no heat?

Have '92 Civic LX, 4 dr automatic with A/C. I've kept the cooling system
correctly (drain/fill with Honda antifreeze- following directions on
bottles).

OK, the A/C needs to be recharged, but if we turn OFF the A/C button and the
engine registers that it is warm (on the gauges), shouldn't there be SOME
sort of heat coming from the system? I tried numerous vent settings,
numerous temperature settings, outside air/recirculate, etc, but there was
no heat! The car has about 130k miles on it. The heat used to work. Does
the heat solely rely upon the A/C system?

Thx.

KWW wrote:
> Have '92 Civic LX, 4 dr automatic with A/C. I've kept the cooling system
> correctly (drain/fill with Honda antifreeze- following directions on
> bottles).
>
> OK, the A/C needs to be recharged, but if we turn OFF the A/C button and the
> engine registers that it is warm (on the gauges), shouldn't there be SOME
> sort of heat coming from the system?

In addition to the other suggestions, first check to be sure that your
coolant level hasn't dropped due to a leak. Too little coolant can also
lead to no heat, and no heat can be an early warning sign that can help
you catch low coolant before serious engine damage occurs.

Thanks guys! I will check ASAP.--
KWW

"Abeness" > wrote in message
...
> KWW wrote:
>> Have '92 Civic LX, 4 dr automatic with A/C. I've kept the cooling system
>> correctly (drain/fill with Honda antifreeze- following directions on
>> bottles).
>>
>> OK, the A/C needs to be recharged, but if we turn OFF the A/C button and
>> the
>> engine registers that it is warm (on the gauges), shouldn't there be SOME
>> sort of heat coming from the system?
>
> In addition to the other suggestions, first check to be sure that your
> coolant level hasn't dropped due to a leak. Too little coolant can also
> lead to no heat, and no heat can be an early warning sign that can help
> you catch low coolant before serious engine damage occurs.