Q: Heater is not working
the car wont heat up..the thermostat is reading very high, the coolant is nearly full, when the engine is off i opened the bonnet and there was a lot of steam or gas hissing around the engine, i could hear it from inside the car. looked like it was coming from a hose/cable behind the engine ie. away from the radiator
My car has 90000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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