Heating Problem On 1997 Galaxy 2.3ltr Petrol Manual

[adz_ere]

Dear members please help

 

every morning my galaxy takes more then 10 minutes before i get warm air coming through the blower

after ten minutes of running the engine the temperature needle moves slightly into the white area

after Min's of running the engine the temperature needle has barely moved yet the air is much warmer

i find that on a long journey such as an hour on the motorway the temperature needle moves to the middle and the heat

is hot. what could be causing my heater to take forever to warm up? the engine reaches normal operating temperature yet

i only get luke warm air. i have bled the cooling system as i thought there might be an air lock but that did not make Any difference

any suggestions would be much appreciated

sorry about the post as i am new to posts and not quite sure if I'm doing the right thing

 

many thanks

adz