heat barely works, used to have a/c. help needed.

The hoses going into the heater core are very hot when the motor has warmed up.

Also, I was looking at this thread...

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=160625

I do not have a vacuum amplifier under my hood. Does that mean that I will not have heat as long as I do not have a vacuum amplifier?

This is all kind of interesting and lame at the same time.
If both heater hoses are very hot, before and after any valve or heater core, it's unlikely to be a water flow problem. Next, I would check all the under dash servos and the push button vacuum control. It may be that the correct door is not opening for the hot air to escape. The fan is working I presume? The vacuum amplifier under the hood is for smog control.....not heater.