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Anonymous Posted on Feb 03, 2012

When i turn on the blowers for heat to come out the windows fog up immediately and dosent clear??

Its like it steams up and theres a tangy kind of smell from them!

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Heater core must be leaking,hence the smell,and the moisture

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