Q: During the past two weeks I ve noticed my windshield has steamy areas just above the defroster ducts, and the defroster doesn t do much to make them go away unless I drive for a long time.

When your car heater core malfunctions or wears out, it seriously threatens the engine if not rapidly repaired. Heater cores use the engine's coolant to heat the air in your car and serve as a heat ...

You’re driving along, running late for an appointment, when steam starts belching up through the edges of the hood. Your car has just blown a heater hose, and the coolant is vaporizing as it drains ...

The heater core is located inside the vehicle between the instrument panel and the firewall. It looks like a miniature radiator minus the fill neck and cap. The purpose of the heater core is to ...

Heater hoses are rubber hoses that circulate engine coolant to and from the heater core, which is the small radiator that provides heat for the cabin. They typically extend from the engine to the ...

If the windows in your Chevy are steaming up and you're not in the backseat, you just may have a problem. Or if you notice coolant dripping from under the glovebox on the passenger's toe board, no ...

As summer comes into view, you’ll likely notice that most drivers aren’t too worried about their car’s heater. It worked this last year, and the year before that, why wouldn’t it work this year? Well, ...

We get questions all the time about leaks and drips. You know the kind—they taunt your vast knowledge of engines, dropping puddles on the tarmac, and leave you and your family members stranded and ...

Owners of some 2006 Mazda Miata models may complain of poor heater performance at idle. According to Mazda, the condition usually occurs when the car is parked on a downward incline or braked hard ...

Early 2000's American trucks are awesome, and monstrous 8.1 liter V8 Vortec Chevy trucks are even more so. But when the time comes to change the heater core on one of these beasts, the bill can leave ...

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