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Auto Registration Didn't Come In The Mail?Auto registration stickers should be on vehicles before they expire. Mine is due by November 7th, 2021. It's not here. What should I do? I've only ever had 2 tickets in my 63 years of driving. I don't want another.

 

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Spilt Fuel in Car?What is the best way to get diesel fuel out of carpet in a car?

 

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Need Help Finding Free Tires?Does anyone know where I can get free tires for a 5 lug for a Chevy Malibu?

 

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Removing a Tar Stain on the Hood of a Car?How do you remove a tar stain on the hood of a vehicle? I've used compound, WD-40, and also a tar and sap remover.

 

Removing an Ammonia Stain on Car Paint

Removing an Ammonia Stain on Car Paint?Does anyone have an idea of how to remove what seems to be an ammonia stain from car paint? I say it's ammonia because I found an empty ammonia bottle not to far from my car.

 

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Removing a Tire Mark on the Exterior of a Car?I was hit while traveling on the highway. My car was left with a big tire mark on the passenger side. My car insurance is not going to pay, so I would like to remove the ugly black mark.

 

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Removing Stains from a Car's Exterior?My Tata Sumo has become brown because of iron in the water. How do I remove it?

 

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Tire Rotation and Alignment Maintenance?How often do you need to get an alignment and have your tires rotated?

 

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Jeyes Fluid for Removing Moss on Car Stained the Paint?I have a car which has not been used much. Moss had grown on the window rubbers behind brightwork and on the inside of the door sills. Yesterday, I used Jeyes Fluid to kill the growth and to lift the growth with a soft brush or cloth. I washed the car down well afterwards.

 

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Ford Escape Hesitates When Accelerating?I have a 2008 Ford Escape with 124.000 original miles. The vehicle performs great on highway driving, but when in stop and go traffic for any length of time, it starts this hesitation. When traffic clears out, I accelerate and the maximum speed tops off at 40 mph and the tach reads 4rpm. It is very rough sounding. No check engine lights on and there are no lights blinking.

 

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Removing Auto Paint Oxidation?Will cleaning with vinegar remove oxidation from auto paint? Will it damage the paint on a car? Does peanut butter really work?

 

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Using Freezer Paper to Prevent Ice on Windshield?Has anyone tried using freezer paper on a windshield to prevent ice from sticking to it?

 

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Yukon Having Electrical Problems After Installing New Plugs and Wires?I had my 2014 Yukon xl serviced. The service included changing and installing new spark plugs and wires. When I drove the vehicle after leaving the service department, the lights on the dashboard and the interior lights started flashing off and on and the door locks repeatedly locked and unlocked.

 

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Removing Grain Dust Residue on Car?I work at a feed mill and almost every day I come out I have grain dust on my car. Now it seems like it is embedded into the glass and paint. When I wash my car either by hand or by machine it looks clean unless you look at it side ways then you can still see the film. Any suggestions on a car wash?

 

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Removing Odors from a Truck's Interior?How do I remove a smell from my old truck? It smells like oil, grease, and mildew.

 

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2009 Yukon Denali Shut Down and Won't Restart?The readings of the dashboard of my 2009 Yukon Denali said 100 then started to countdown to zero and then my truck shut down. And now I can't even get it started and I can't seem to have anybody help me to understand why.

 

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Car Will Not Move in Drive?I have a 1998 Buick Regal and one day I was driving and it felt like the e-brake was on. I stopped at a stop sign got ready to go and it wouldn't go. I put it into 2nd gear and it went really slow. It goes into 2, 1, and reverse, just not drive. It has fluid in it and it never slipped at all just bam.

 

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Check Fuel Cap Light Keeps Coming On?Tomorrow is the third time I'm bringing my car in. They replaced the gas cap and told me it was fixed. I drive for a bit and it comes on again. I know it is not dangerous, but it is annoying and inconvenient for me to keep bringing it in. It is a 2009 Honda Accord.

 

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Rust Colour Stains on Car from a Tree?I have a rust colour all over the hood of my white car. Some tree droppings fell on my car. I don't even know what it was, except it was brownish red and round in shape. I went through the car wash thinking it would go away, but it didn't. What can I use to get rid of this?

 

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Dent Remover Left Stain on Car?Does anyone here know how to remove a white stain from dent remover on the car? I removed the dent using dent remover and I put more than needed and forget to remove it after. When I try to clean it with water it keeps returning after the water gets dry.

 

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Locked Out of 2016 Jeep Cherokee?I am locked out of my 2016 Jeep Cherokee, Limited. Both fobs are in my purse in the front passenger seat.

 

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Removing Silicone Sprayed on Car Seats?Some interior valeting service sprayed silicone all over the car seats and boots. Could you advise how to remove silicone?

 

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Car Doors Frozen?How do I unfreeze my doors to get them open?

 

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Truck Heater Gives Off Bad Smell?I have a 1994 GMC Sierra with new A/C evaporator installed six years ago. The A/C works great with no bad odor. When the heater is turned on, the air has a bad odor. The odor continues (forever) during the winter. What could cause this?

 

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Removing Iron Stain on Car Exterior?The sprinkler for the grass has left a stain on my car, probably iron. How can I safely remove the stain without harming the paint?

 

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Car Transmission Problems?I have a 1998 Honda Civic and my car runs and then stops, but the car is still on. It does not move forward or backwards. I took it to my mechanic and he said that it's the transmission. When it warms up it stops and doesn't shift gears. Can it be something else?

 

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Ford Ranger Heater Issue?I own a 2005 Ford ranger. How do I tell which is screwed up, the temp control switch or the blend door actuator?

 

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Truck Stalls After a Short Distance?I have a 2003 Dodge diesel truck. I had a new heater core installed and drove home about a 20 mile ride. The next time we used the truck it broke down and we thought maybe it was low on gas.

 

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Car Air Conditioner Blows Hot Air?Our Jaguar 2005 model has lost the air conditioner. We've checked out everything. It just blows out hot air. In the winter it just blew out cold air. We have added coolant.

 

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Repairing a Rear Windshield Washer Sprayer?The rear hatch sprayer on my Rendevous is not spraying onto the window. You can hear the pump. Water will run out of the last rear passenger seat belt area. Where does the line run?

 

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Removing Spray Car Wax from Windshield?How do I get spray wax off a car windshield? It is the free car wash kind

 

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2005 Nissan Altima Transmission Problems?My 2005 Nissan Altima will drive in reverse, but not forward until the car is warmed up. It takes about 15 - 20 minutes.

 

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Selling a Junk Car?I need to sell my junk car. I have called a couple companies that I found on Craigslist, but they never showed up. Sadly, I wasted my day waiting for them. How can I find the best scrap yard in Atlanta, Georgia?

 

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Car Won't Shift Gears?My 2001 Monte Carlo stopped pulling, the car still runs, but will not go into forward or reverse. I was driving on the express, then all of the sudden the car stopped pulling.

 

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Honda CRV Heating Problem Not Fixed?I took my CRV into the dealer to have the heating fixed. They have had it for two weeks and it is still not fixed. They said I needed a new head gasket which they replaced; still no heat. They tried to convince me to put a new motor in.

 

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2000 Hyundai Heater Not Working Properly?My 2000 Hyundai heater only blows on floor or on vent, but not on defrost.

 

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Truck Heater Blowing Cold Air?I have a 2003 Dodge 1500. Ever since I bought the truck the heater has not worked. It only blows cold air (what's from outside I'm guessing) and it only blows at the highest setting. No noises when its on or off.

 

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Finding the Keyless Entry Code to a Crown Victoria?I Just bought a 1998 Crown Victoria, locked it and don't know the access code.

 

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Windshield Washer Nozzle Not Spraying?How do I clean the nozzle?

 

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Sierra Heater Only Blows Hot Air on High?I have a 2003 Sierra with climax control and I get heat at 32 C, but when I turn it down even to 31 C it starts to blow cold air.

 

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Heater Blower Intermittent?I have a 2005 Chevy Colorado; it will blow heat and a/c and then it quits after awhile. If I shut the blower off for a little bit it will work again.

 

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Getting Diesel Fuel Off Your Headlamps?How do you get diseal fuel off your headlamps? I went to the gas station someone on the staff put diesel fuel in the washer.

 

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Truck Heater Blowing Hot Air All the Time?My 1972 Chevy pick up has hot air coming in the cab all the time. How do I fix it?

 

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No Heat in a '99 Ford F-150?I have no heat in my truck. I have flushed the heater core and still no heat. I did change my thermostat and both hoses are hot going in and out of the core, but it is not blowing heat in the truck.

 

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Cleaning Car Upholstery?A leak in a old class CRV left marks on the fabric behind the driver seat up to the bed above. It looks similar to burlap and is beige in color. Help!

 

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Removing Air Freshener Odor from Car Mats?An air freshener melted (leaked oil smell) in the center console between my car seats and the rubber matting at the bottom absorbed the smell. I wouldn't mind if the smell was a nice one, but this just makes me sick to my stomach.

 

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Chevy Truck Heater Not Blowing Warm Air?No heat is blowing out just cool air when switched onto heat in a '98 Chevrolet Z-71 truck. After I had the heads redone, I turn to heat on the control and no heat works just cool air. I took it back and they said it may be an actuator.

 

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Ranger Heater Won't Work?On my 2004 Ford Ranger XLT the a/c won't change to heat.

 

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Heater AC Blower on Dodge Ram Is Intermittent?My 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 pick up truck blower on the heater/air cond (HVAC) starts and stops with no warning. Changing the blower dial makes no difference. I still get cold and hot air, but no air flow.

 

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Blower Not Working on Truck Heater?The cables won't pull blower open all the way.

 

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Windshield Washer Won't Spray?I can't get my windshield washers to spray. All the lines are clear of any clogs and I checked all counting parts and used wire to clean out spay holes on top of hood, but they still won't spay. How do I remove them to clean them better without breaking them?

 

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2000 Sierra A/C Blower Makes Noises?I have a 2000 Sierra pick-up and when I put on the blower for the A/C I get a loud squeaking noise. It stops when I shut it off. What could it be?

 

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Removing Super Glue from Car Exterior?How do I remove Bazic super glue from exterior of my car without damaging my paintjob?

 

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Rendezvous Heater Stopped Blowing?I got an alternator put in my truck, a 2002 Redezvous. A day later my heat stop blowing. I changed the fuse; it came on and then went right off. What's wrong now?

 

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Can't Turn Off Truck Heater?Heat comes out of vents when all switches off or on no matter the setting.

 

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Repairing a Car Radio?My car radio with digital clock and radio stations tuner has a intermittent problem. When using my radio sometimes the digital tuner lights up and other times it does not. Could there be a short in the radio and is there a way to repair it without taking it to a repair shop or replacing the car radio?

 

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Removing Black Stain on SUV?I have a black weatherstrip stain on the tailgate of a white SUV. I didn't pull the vehicle far enough into the garage and when I actuated the garage door, it hit the tailgate. Embarrassing. I've tried mineral spirits and lacquer thinner. No luck. Any ideas out there?

 

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Ford F150 Heater/AC Only Blows Hot Air?Why does my 2003 F150 only blow hot air even when the a/c is on?

 

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Dodge Ram AC Not Blowing Out Center Vents?My Dodge Ram 2500 AC is blowing air to the windshield and feet, it will not blow to the center. What is wrong with it? How can I fix this?

 

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Cleaning Car Seatbelts?Can anyone suggest the best (easiest) way to clean and restore beige car seatbelts? Thanks very much.

 

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Ford Ranger Heater Not Working?I have a '97 Ford Ranger truck. The blower works on high, but doesn't blow heat. The a/c works fine. I replaced the thermostat; that didn't work. Any ideas would be a help.

 

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Heater Not Blowing Air Out of the Vents?I have a 2000 Ford F-150. The heater is not blowing air out of the vents. I changed the heater core, switch, and resistor. It did not fix anything. I can feel heat and cold air barely coming out of openings, just not blowing it out.

 

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Repairing Rear Windshield Sprayer?The hose disconnected from the rear windshield. It sprays on the inside of my van not the outside of the window. How do I fix or reconnect? It is a Montana 2004 extended van.

 

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Windshield Washers Not Dispensing Cleaner?My 2010 Cadillac CTS wipers work, but no wiper fluid will come out.

 

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Cleaning Headlights?What is a good, simple way to clean a car's headlights?

 

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Truck Heater Only Blowing Cold Air?I have a 2009 Ford F150; all I got is cold air, no hot air. What could be wrong? Please help.

 

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Truck Heater Blower Doesn't Work?I have a 2006 Chery 3500. My blower motor didn't stop after I shut my truck off, so I thought the resistor was bad. I changed it and now my blower motor doesn't run at all unless I wire both resistors in series. Is my blower motor bad?

 

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Truck Heater Not Blowing Out Vents?I have a1998 Chevy Cheyenne K 1500. My blower seems to work fine. It won't blow out of any of the vents.

 

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2005 Silverado Truck Overheating?I have changed the thermostat, radiator cap, and water pump. The heater blows cold air. When the truck heats up, then the heater blows hot when truck is reg temp. Please help.

 

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Truck Heater Blower Motor Not Working?I own a 2005 GMC Sierra pick-up. I changed the fuse under the hood marked "blwr" which I assumed was the fuse leading to the blower motor. I put in a 40 amp fuse. But this was no help. Then, I put in another fuse (brand new), but still nothing.

 

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Blower on Ford Ranger Heater Not Working?I have a 97 Ford Ranger that has heat, but the blower is not working. I replaced the resistor and blower motor. What else could it be, the relay? or a vacuum leak?

 

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Chevy Truck Heater Windshield Vents Not Working?My 2005 Chevy z71 is not blowing heat on the windshield, but it is blowing heat everywhere else. What is the trouble?

 

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Truck Heater Problems?I have a 2001 Chevy Silverado 1500. I just recently put it in the shop and had the entire ac system replaced. The heater will work if it's pulling air from outside, but as soon as you put it to recirculate the compressor kicks on and blows ice cold.

 

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Floor Vent in Chevy Truck Not Closing?In my 93 Chevy k1500 the floor vents stay open, even if the air is off. It blows hot air onto my legs.

 

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Windshield Wiper Help?I have a 2011 VW Jetta S. My wipers work fine on all settings. But when I pull the wiper stem (on steering column) to get washer fluid to spray, nothing comes out. The wipers don't move or even try. I hear no sound or anything.

 

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A/C and Heating Fan Not Working Properly?Why does the fan in my '98 Chevy 1500 turn on and off by itself?

 

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Car Heater Not Working?I've changed my heater core and thermostat, but I still have no heat and the temperature gauge goes up. What else should I check?

 

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Truck Heater Blows Cold Air?The heater in my '97 Dodge Dakota only blows cold air. After running for about 30 minutes it starts to blow lukewarm air.

 

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Truck Heater Only Blowing Warm Air?I have a '96 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9 and the heat/ac is blowing lukewarm air on hot and nice and cold on a/c. The heater hoses in and out of the heater core are equal to temp of radiator hoses (nice and hot, 195 to 200 degrees).

 

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Dodge Making Clicking Sound on Defrost Setting?I own a 2000 Dodge. When I switch over to defrost, it makes this weird clicking sound and since I don't know anything about cars I can't give you any more help than that of anything that would be causing this problem.

 

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Ford Truck Heater is Stuck on Defrost?I have a 2000 Ford F250 4x4 7.3 diesel club cab truck. My heater has good heat, but is stuck in defrost even though I move the knob to floor heat. What do I need to look for?

 

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Heat Only Comes Out Dash Vents?My 2002 Pontiac Aztec has an issue with heat. When it is set on window vent and or window and floor vents no heat comes out! When I set it on the vents located on the dash (where the air blows out straight at you) there is heat.

 

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Truck Heater Not Working?What would be the problem if there's no power to the plug for the resistor?

 

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Truck Heater/Conditioner Making a Clicking Noise?My 2006 Dodge Dakota heater/conditioner makes a fast clicking sound when I change from floor to defrost, etc.

 

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Heater Not Working on '95 Tahoe?My heater control panel went out on my 95 Tahoe. How can I get heat?

 

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Truck AC/Heater Blower Working Intermittently?I have an 04 Chevy Silverado 5.3 and I'm having heater problems. I'm not getting any air hot or cold blowing out, but when I get on the highway a very small amount will blow out.

 

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Ford Explorer Heater Doesn't Work?I have a 1998 Ford Explorer. My heat went out a month ago, but just by dumb luck I started hammering around the metal housing, and luckily, the heat came on.

 

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Adjusting Truck Heater Directional Controls?How do I fix my 2008 Dodge Ram1500 heater? When I adjust my heater to the floor it goes to the defrosters.

 

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No Power to Truck Heater?My 1993 Silveraldo 1500 heater has got no power. I checked the fuse; it's OK. I had a dead battery and after recharging it I had no power to the heater. Is there a second fuse? I'm at a loss.

 

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Truck Heater Blowing Cold Air?I have a 2005 Tahoe. I changed my heater core and now it's only blowing cold air in the front.

 

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Truck Heater Not Working?The cab does not heat up. I changed the thermostat, but it still doesn't heat. It is a 2000 model. Please help.

 

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Truck Heater Blowing Cold Air?I have a 2000 Dodge truck. I have a full radiator and a new thermostat. I flushed the heater core and it is still blowing cold air.

 

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Auto Heater Motor Making a Howling Noise?The heater motor makes a howling noise at times for few minutes or longer. Other than that it works good.

 

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Heater Not Blowing Hot Air?I have Ford E 250. The heater blower works, but there is no hot air.

 

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Truck Heater Blowing Cold Air?My heater only blows hot air on the low setting, but cold air on high.

 

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Truck Heater Blower Won't Work on High Speed?The blower on my '91 Explorer was only working a little bit. It had all the signs of the resistor going bad, so I replaced the resistor. Now the blower works at the lower speeds, but not at the high speed.

 

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2014 Chevy Silverado Blows Hot Air With Heater Off?My new pick-up is blowing hot air out of the vents even when my heat is off. The only way to stop this, is to close all the vents and that's hard to do when driving.

 

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Truck Heater Doesn't Work Weather Below 50?I have a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500. My heat works in 50 degree weather, but not below. The AC works great.

 

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1997 Ford Ranger Cranks But Won't Start?My truck started running hot. Then the valve started ticking and after that the truck will crank then go dead.

 

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Truck Heater Only Blows Hot on Passenger Side?My 03 Dodge 1500 only blows hot air on the passenger side.

 

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Truck Heater Not Blowing Hot Air?Sometimes it does, but not all of the time. It is just warm, not hot.

 

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Truck Heater Not Coming Up to Temperature?My 2001 GMC Sierra isn't coming up to temp and it's blowing out warm air. It took 15 minutes of drive time too get to 180 degrees.

 

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