Anyone who has tackled heater core replacement will tell you they’d rather have an all-night root canal than have to perform this dreaded task. Heater core leakage begins with the subtle aroma of ...

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 ...

It's all about control. Harnessing fire was a pivotal achievement by humans in controlling the environment. And that's what we're talking about, control of the heat in the Corvette cockpit. Getting ...

Dribbling water and wet carpet make for grouchy Mustang owners. Heater core replacement is enough to make you groan, especially in the post-1966 cars with air conditioning. Even with proper ...

We've all been there—you're just cruising along in your vintage Vette and you get a whiff of coolant. Then, you notice a drip in the passenger-side floorboard. The dreaded heater core leak is ...

Q: I have a 1998 Chevy S-10 and I am getting the smell of antifreeze coming from the air vents. It seems to be stronger when the heat is on. There is no antifreeze leaking anywhere in the engine or ...

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 ...

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 ...

The heater core is a small radiator that warms the car’s cabin using hot coolant from the engine. The cooling system’s hoses circulate liquid coolant through the heater core as they do through the ...

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Keeping a car running smoothly and reliably for the long haul requires routine maintenance. And although cars have become, in many ways, complicated computers on wheels, there are still some basic DIY ...