My 97SL2 breathes warm air into the cabin also with the temp control in the
cool position. Maybe a HVAC guy can comment (I'm curious too)...

"Oppie" > wrote in message
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> Now that the weather has turned warm, I am noticing that even with the
> heater control full counterclockwise, the air temperature from the duct is
> still hotter than the outside air.
>
> Any ideas on why this is? Not sure if it is in the internals or just air
> heated by going over the hot hood and into the intake. I'm pretty sure
that
> the gasket between the firewall and hood is tight so no hot engine
> compartment air is getting sucked into the duct.
>
> Oppie
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