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Interior keeps steaming up

When raining the interior steams up leaving a greasy film on the windows.

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    This could be a leak in your heater core. Do you smell a sweet smell when this occurs?

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If it's not the heater core it could be that your carpet is saturated with moisture.I have a 1985 Monte Carlo SS and I had the same issue. I removed the carpet and found that it was wet underneath due to a leak in the door seal. You may have some luck by putting a heater in it with the windows open a bit to let the moisture out. Or try putting a De-humidifier in it for a night or two and see how much water is collected.

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