heater questions

[ducky1177]

so its a 98 jeep cherokee
i was told it has a bad heater core and needs to be replaced
smoke comes out of the vents
what is the smoke from?
and is it just my heater core?
thanks in advance
lmk

[hondaxpurt]

sounds like the heater core. when a heater core goes out, it leaks. as it leaks, it burns off the coolant leaking onto the outside of the core, which causes the blower to blow the burnt off coolant (the smoke) out of the vents. the smoke should smell sweet

[ducky1177]

sounds like the heater core. when a heater core goes out, it leaks. as it leaks, it burns off the coolant leaking onto the outside of the core, which causes the blower to blow the burnt off coolant (the smoke) out of the vents. the smoke should smell sweet

kinda made me feel sick
i turned everything off but it still seemed to do it.
i am broke so can i just pull the heater core out?

[hondaxpurt]

if your broke, just take one of the heater hoses completely off, and re-route the other hose back into the head, completely bypassing your heater core, but unfortunately you wont have heat...

[ducky1177]

if your broke, just take one of the heater hoses completely off, and re-route the other hose back into the head, completely bypassing your heater core, but unfortunately you wont have heat...

hell im cool with no heater for now
better than breathing coolant

[hondaxpurt]

hell im cool with no heater for now
better than breathing coolant

this is true, and better than losing coolant, overheating, warping the head, blowing the head gasket, and breaking your foot because you get out and kick the living shit out of the vehicle...just sayin