2004 Ford F150 "smells bad heater" Questions

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heater core is bad leaking antifreeze into heater vents Your vehicle is or may be included in a vehicle recall initiated by ford. The problem is with your cruise control wiring. What happens is: Brake

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heater core goes bad it leaks and seeing that it is in the cab it will have that smell usually when it leaks your floors will be wet from the leak. bypass the heater core unitl you can get it fixed to

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...heater. Well I do not think you are getting bad advice. Sounds like you have a leak in your heater core, and yes it is in a box which is up under the dash. Do not go to a dealer but I would go to a ...

bad smell and greasy residsue on windshield I would guess for you,but I don't have the guessing solution at the moment. Is anything leaking on motor & being drawn up there under some areo dynamic ...

...in temp and can still smell outside air. No noises. If it's a mechanical vent flap, might have a loose cable. If it's electronic, might be your heater and / or A/C unit that is bad. Broken blend

...heater hose to see a pinhole leak spraying coolant. Look for obvious signs of discoloration. Could be leaking from the radiator tanks or core. Could also be coming out the water pump's weep hole ...

Heater cores are about $65. this year of 2015. They do go out generally when the truck is over 130K miles. You will notice the smell and leak of radiator coolant inside the cab floor when they go bad.

...HEATER CORE GO BAD MOST LIKELY IF WAS LACK OF SERVCE SO WHAT HAPENS IS THAT YOU MAY HAVE WHAT THEY ELECTROLICE HAPPING SO THEY SHOULD OF CHECKED FOR THIS BUT IF THEY DID THEY SHOULD OF TOLD YOU TO ...

heater bad smell when on heater has a bad smell when on Is it a bad smell or a sweet like maple syrup smell. If its sweet you got a coolant leak probably heater core. Bad smell possible causes burning

...foggy. then yes heater core. if its a fishy smell, check the passenger side floorboard to see if it is wet, or if you turn heater on and the inside of the glass "steams up" you have a bad heater

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