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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 07:57 AM
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Help! whats going on?!?

ok guys last night i was driving around in town and suddenly i started smelling a kinda burnt musty smell. I thought well its somethin outside but when i got back in my car after being at my g/fs it was still smelling like that! I told my dad about it and he said it may be the heater core. Can you guys tell me some symptoms of my heater core going out? or if you think its even my heater core.

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Kyle
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 01:09 PM
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Car: 85 Trans Am
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is your floor/carpet wet? passenger side usually
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 01:10 PM
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If you notice the windshield fogging near the vents, you've got another sign. If there's coolant leaking onto the passenger cabin floors (hard to miss) the problem is critical.
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 01:30 PM
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i took the a/c and heater fuse out so it wouldnt run. and yes it is a little bit damp but not much
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 02:32 PM
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that wont work, its a hose that runs into the car from the waterpump/intake

Bypass or fix quickly!
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Old Jan 6, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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Well for a while I was having a problem with antifreez leaking on the passenger side. Thought it may be the heater core but the passenger side floor isn't wet... any insight?
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