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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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heater smells BAD!

so today i went out for a drive and turned the heater on its been raining for a few day right now and when i turned the heater on it smelled bad like poop and vomit in one combo it was bad im wondering what this could be
Old Dec 14, 2009 | 08:35 AM
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Mold/mildew
you drain is probably plugged up
Old Dec 14, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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Mold/mildew
you drain is probably plugged up
were can i locate this drain,can i clean it or do i have to replace it?
Old Dec 14, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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were can i locate this drain,can i clean it or do i have to replace it?
You can clean em, the two I know of are under the car at the rear behind the wheels
Old Dec 14, 2009 | 03:40 PM
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You can clean em, the two I know of are under the car at the rear behind the wheels
those are the sunroof drains.... which i think is different from what brian's talking about
Old Dec 14, 2009 | 03:52 PM
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those are the sunroof drains.... which i think is different from what brian's talking about
oh ok, he probably is talking about different ones, those the only two I knew though
Old Dec 14, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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oh ok, he probably is talking about different ones, those the only two I knew though
perhaps the one that the a/c condensation is supposed to drip from? air blows through the evap whether a/c is on or not.
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perhaps the one that the a/c condensation is supposed to drip from? air blows through the evap whether a/c is on or not.
exactly!
Old Dec 14, 2009 | 11:06 PM
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thanks for the info i turned the heater on today it was fine,but when i got into the car today i had hella moisture in side of my car like it was sweating which is odd,maybe it was the window with the broken regulator and its was building up condensation or something gross this car is just geting hella odd by the days
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Originally Posted by CapedCadaver
perhaps the one that the a/c condensation is supposed to drip from? air blows through the evap whether a/c is on or not.
Oh yea I forgot about that one
Old Dec 15, 2009 | 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by sb_max510
thanks for the info i turned the heater on today it was fine,but when i got into the car today i had hella moisture in side of my car like it was sweating which is odd,maybe it was the window with the broken regulator and its was building up condensation or something gross this car is just geting hella odd by the days
more like water trapped in your a/c evaporator behind the dash.

pop the hood, find the heater hoses, look below that you'll see the harness going thru the firewall, look below that and you'll find the evaporator drain tube.

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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 12:57 PM
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What Caped said...

also look for water coming into the car. rollt he windows up and go over the car with a water hose, including the cowl vents in front of the dash as well as inside the trunk.

it could be one of about 30 seals on the car, but most likely it's something in the heater ducting and cowl area.

could also be the AC evap drain, and that's easy enough to check and clean.
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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well since we are talking about heaters, when replacing the heater core, can you jus unbolt the the heater core housing from the firewall inside the dash without having to drain the A/C system or unbolt any of the a/C condenser parts. I was thinking about just gettin a used heater core housing from the JY and swapping it out into mine until I get enough $$$ for a new one.
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well since we are talking about heaters, when replacing the heater core, can you jus unbolt the the heater core housing from the firewall inside the dash without having to drain the A/C system or unbolt any of the a/C condenser parts. I was thinking about just gettin a used heater core housing from the JY and swapping it out into mine until I get enough $$$ for a new one.
yea.. you have to remove the bolt that holds the a/c line to its bracket (on the frame/strut tower) so it can move around some, but you don't have to disconnect any lines or anything. you are gonna have to pull the blower motor assembly out first tho, to make room for the a/c box to scoot over to the right so you can take the heater box off. at least that's what i had to do.
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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yea.. you have to remove the bolt that holds the a/c line to its bracket (on the frame/strut tower) so it can move around some, but you don't have to disconnect any lines or anything. you are gonna have to pull the blower motor assembly out first tho, to make room for the a/c box to scoot over to the right so you can take the heater box off. at least that's what i had to do.

Oh ok thanks for that info,
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