From what you describe 99% sure its a heater core. 
smoke inside - help
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Burning Brakes
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smoke inside - help
hey everyone
This was a little troubling to say the least - I took advantage of an opening in my schedule and a dry 45 degree day - to take the car ('85 standard 4+3) for a drive. I had not tested the heater and defrost out really until today either - while on the freeway with the heat on - I noticed the windows were fogging up - so I cracked them open to clear them and turned the heat off
- I did not think too much about it until I got home and noticed smoke coming in the back around the hatch and the car was filling up as well I shut everything off, opened everything up to air it out - but- I have no idea why it started to do that - I had not noticed it before and it seemed to be running fine - last time I checked smoke in the car is bad
I am supposed to be driving it again this week to show some friends the car - but this concerns me a lot
any thoughts or suggestions on what this might be ?
Sean
This was a little troubling to say the least - I took advantage of an opening in my schedule and a dry 45 degree day - to take the car ('85 standard 4+3) for a drive. I had not tested the heater and defrost out really until today either - while on the freeway with the heat on - I noticed the windows were fogging up - so I cracked them open to clear them and turned the heat off
- I did not think too much about it until I got home and noticed smoke coming in the back around the hatch and the car was filling up as well I shut everything off, opened everything up to air it out - but- I have no idea why it started to do that - I had not noticed it before and it seemed to be running fine - last time I checked smoke in the car is bad
I am supposed to be driving it again this week to show some friends the car - but this concerns me a lot
any thoughts or suggestions on what this might be ?
Sean
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Burning Brakes
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I am not - but there was a lot of smoke - The problem was when I got out in the garage - the car had been running a little while in the garage so I may had been smelling that
steam from the heater core - does that mean a leak?
Sean
steam from the heater core - does that mean a leak?
Sean
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If its the heater core and you can't have it repaired quickly, pull off the in and out heater rubber tubing at the firewall and install a "U" tube bypassing the core. You can find the tubing at a good auto store or make it yourself from copper tubing if you know how to bend it.
Good luck with it.
Good luck with it.
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i dont recommend this route.
it wasnt hard, but its not easy. ife you find threads on here showing how to do it then u will be fine.
but u have to take the passenger seat out and lay in the floor with your legs up into the hatch area.
it sounds crazy i know. and once u do it once u can do it again in 1 hr.
u will need a basic 1/4 socket set with extensions and swivels.
if u r big or stiff its probably not the best job to try.
local vette specialty shop charges $650 for the job
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i dont recommend this route.
it wasnt hard, but its not easy. ife you find threads on here showing how to do it then u will be fine.
but u have to take the passenger seat out and lay in the floor with your legs up into the hatch area.
it sounds crazy i know. and once u do it once u can do it again in 1 hr.
u will need a basic 1/4 socket set with extensions and swivels.
if u r big or stiff its probably not the best job to try.
local vette specialty shop charges $650 for the job
it wasnt hard, but its not easy. ife you find threads on here showing how to do it then u will be fine.
but u have to take the passenger seat out and lay in the floor with your legs up into the hatch area.
it sounds crazy i know. and once u do it once u can do it again in 1 hr.
u will need a basic 1/4 socket set with extensions and swivels.
if u r big or stiff its probably not the best job to try.
local vette specialty shop charges $650 for the job
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Last edited by 383vett; Nov 29, 2016 at 10:35 AM.