Q: turned heater on small amount of smoke came through vents checked radiator levels were fine
turned heater on small amount of smoke came through vents checked radiator levels were fine so shut off heater and not running it any more till I find out what is going on it's a 1997 olds bravada There is a little smell that you can smell when the heater is on. Everyone saying something to do with the heater core
My car has 131000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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