smoke in air vents?

BDASPNY

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what would cause a small amount of smoke to come out of the air vents. after the car warms up i see a slight amount of smoke coming out of all the dash and heater vents. it's not constant. i know the heater core is going and i will be replacing that when i get the motor rebuilt. would that be causing it?

 

04sleeper

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Does it smell like coolant?

If your heater core is leaking then it could cause steam to come out your vents but you would smell it.

I have also seen condensation come out of the vents on a humid day when you run the A/C.

Thats about all I can think of right now unless you have an electrical problem in which case you would smell that as well.

 

$uperstang

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It's the heater core, be carful when driving it until it's replaced. U don't want hot coolant coming out of the vents, IT'S NOT FUN!

 

Strype

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Heater Core x3

Don't use Defrost- it'll fog the crap outta your window

 

BDASPNY

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thanks guys. i thought it was the heater core. damn those things. as many years as ford made these cars looks like they could of fixed the problem. i have not been using any of the air settings at all since i found out the heater core was going. plan to do a full rebuild and replace the core at the same time. just trying to make it last as long as i can to get parts togther.

 

sgarlic

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There's a lot of good info. on the net about how to replace it if that helps.. I followed a geocities writeup doing mine and it was spot on.. very easy.. very informative.. just time consuming.