2004 Pontiac Grand Am Heater core?

Tiny
MY79TA
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  • 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 71,450 MILES
My car has been sitting for the past 4 months. I drove it today and smelled a carbide smell which appeared to be coming from the engine. Also, my windows and especially windshield were fogging up. The winshield would fog heavily where the defroster is. Is the heater core gone?
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 AT 7:53 AM

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Tiny
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Find heater core hoses' on firewall, with engine at temp. And gloves on touch both hoses (heater on), both hoses should be hot, if so then heater core is not blocked, if only one is hot then core is blocked.

Generally, if not blocked, the heater core would leak coolant into passengers compartment. Inspect for any coolant.
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 AT 8:57 AM

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