Cooling System problem ??

:banghead: Hey ... New user ... and need BIG help ...

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Ok first of all i have a 93 lumina base v6 3.1 .... now about a couple weeks ago i blew a gasket i believe was on the waterpump ... went to replace it, had to go to chevy dealership to get a new one ... they wanted 25$'s ... ended up cleaning it and putting manifold cilicone on it and its sealed ... now a week later and driving down the road my window started fogging up ... so turned on the heat and it smelt like antifreeze and got REALLY smokey in the car ... Smoke was comming out of the vents ... so i pulled over thinking i had another leak ... yea no leak ... put its still smoking out of the vents making it impossible to drive, even if i shut off the heat it still comes out ...
Anyone have a clue as to whats goin on ... or how to fix it ??

T.I.A.
Matt

:banghead: Hey ... New user ... and need BIG help ...

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Ok first of all i have a 93 lumina base v6 3.1 .... now about a couple weeks ago i blew a gasket i believe was on the waterpump ... went to replace it, had to go to chevy dealership to get a new one ... they wanted 25$'s ... ended up cleaning it and putting manifold cilicone on it and its sealed ... now a week later and driving down the road my window started fogging up ... so turned on the heat and it smelt like antifreeze and got REALLY smokey in the car ... Smoke was comming out of the vents ... so i pulled over thinking i had another leak ... yea no leak ... put its still smoking out of the vents making it impossible to drive, even if i shut off the heat it still comes out ...
Anyone have a clue as to whats goin on ... or how to fix it ??

T.I.A.
Matt


Welcome to AF on your first post.
Coolant smell inside and vents/windshield fogging up is a heater core leak.
Check for coolant on floor board and lower heater core housing.
And do not breath in the old green antifreeze fumes.
It can cause health problems
Get it fixed or bypass heater core as soon as you can.

ok well this is matts wife ... he's away ... ummm i dont know where those would be to check it, and could it be a hose .. or could it be a hose coming off of it ?? ... could you help a little please

The heater core is buried up under the dash inside the car.

It either ruptured, or a hose is coming off of it...either way, it's gotta come out.

I'll find you some instructions....my guess is you aren't going to want to do it yourself, though...

ok sounds good thank you ... but if it is the heater core ... would it not be leaking anywhere ?? no leakage anywhere ....

oh and another question ... can i still drive it like down the road and back ... or not a good idea ??

ok sounds good thank you ... but if it is the heater core ... would it not be leaking anywhere ?? no leakage anywhere ....

If it is fogging up and sweet smelling it is leaking someplace in there.
As said it is not safe to breath the fumes or smell.
Old green Anti freeze fumes can/could cause your kidneys to shut down
If you have to drive it roll the windows down and keep plenty of fresh air in there.
But a lot safer to fix or bypass the heater core.
Good luck

ok thank you ... dont need to drive it now .. got a guy coming to replace the heater core for 80 buxx ... now if i could just solve my locking problem ... lol

Thank you so much

oook well

he was suppose to fix it, but isn't for a bit ... anywho .. .how hard is it to replace the heater core in a 93 lumina base v6 ... the HC itself on has one place a bolt could go ... lol .... anyone have a clue ??

oook well

he was suppose to fix it, but isn't for a bit ... anywho .. .how hard is it to replace the heater core in a 93 lumina base v6 ... the HC itself on has one place a bolt could go ... lol .... anyone have a clue ??

Depending on what V6 and with or without air the flat rate time is from 1.5 - 5.0 Hrs

ok well its a v6 3.1 w/air ... anybody know how to do this roughly ?? it is a big heater core .... like though the dash or through the engine ?? just how to do it roughly ??

ok well its a v6 3.1 w/air ... anybody know how to do this roughly ?? it is a big heater core .... like though the dash or through the engine ?? just how to do it roughly ??

Under dash or dash removed required on some and some under hood stuff to.
Look around in the how to forums or run a search on it.
I would grab that person that said he would do it for 80 bucks and let him have at it.:grinyes:
Is this a car or van?
Have you checked the AZ web page on repair info on it?
http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/04/f4/ad/0900823d8004f4ad.jsp
I think jeffcoslacker said he would look for some instructions on it.
Good luck

Hi .... ok the guy who said would do it has disappeared on the face of the earth for some reason ... anywho ... gonna attempt this myself ... cant afford the 600$'s at the cheapest shop ... and it is a 93 Chevy Lumina V6 3.1 base not the Euro .... i've tried searching for anything to do with this .. and to no avail did i find anything ... lol ... i know its under the dash area .. sooo i guess i'm gonna go look ... lol

Ok well thanks all for the help ...
Matt

ok wait ... everywhere i have seen on here it says that if your heater core is gone there would be leaking "IN" the car ... there is no leaking in the car .. it is on the outside on the ground ... but the windows are fogging and smoke and antifreeze smell in the car ... could it be just a hose doing this ??

ok just to let everyone who cares know ...HOLY Shitoe(mushroom) i fixed the heater core ... no talent what-so-ever ... and i did it ... last two days i have been just taking a couple peices off my dash to get to it ... got there at 10 am ... hoses off ... replaced it ... hoses back on ... dash together by 2 pm .... yay me ... lol

Thank you all who helped me ...

Matt

ok just to let everyone who cares know ...HOLY Shitoe(mushroom) i fixed the heater core ... no talent what-so-ever ... and i did it ... last two days i have been just taking a couple peices off my dash to get to it ... got there at 10 am ... hoses off ... replaced it ... hoses back on ... dash together by 2 pm .... yay me ... lol

Thank you all who helped me ...

Matt

You are welcome and.
Thanks for posting back and letting us all know how it went.
Glad all is well and went OK.
MT

Goood Job!!!!!