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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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well it's cold as hell out and have been using the heater a lot lately. i'm noticing a smell of antifreeze in the car. i do seem to have a small leak in the engine bay from something somewhere. my gut feel tells me this could be it but has anyone had a similar problem?
Old Dec 14, 2005 | 04:26 PM
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chances are this hasnt got ---- to do with ur situation. cause its a domestic. and i dont know where heater cores are on hondas.

but my friends, gmc jimmy smelled like anti freeze and the windows would fog up with that ----. so i pulled out the dash and got to the heater core. and it had a small leak. that wasnt noticable. cause the ground is already wet from the snow. so i swapped out the heater core. and everything is fine now.
Old Dec 14, 2005 | 05:36 PM
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^^^^ heater core ^^^^
Old Dec 14, 2005 | 05:54 PM
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that's what i was thinking, just remember hearing it's a big pain in the ***. is that thing expensive?
Old Dec 14, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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when i changed it for my car for the first time, the heater core ran for 17 bucks. its not expensive. just a pain in the *** to swap out.
Old Dec 14, 2005 | 06:18 PM
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deffinatley a leaky heater core. have fun.
Old Dec 16, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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is there anyway to check on this for sure. occasionally it happens.

i looked at the haynes and say the list of ---- i had to do to get this ****** out. i'd rather burn the car to the ground.
even if the vapor is deadly, i still might not change it.
Old Dec 16, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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So you are willing to turbo car but not change the heater core?



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