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Heat blows "smoke" from vents

Only when th eheat is on I am getting a "smoke coming from all the vents. It starts right away and has a very bad smell. It smells like coolant and has left some type of greesy film on the windows

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You need to replace your heater core... the smoke is from antifreeze getting into your blower motor .........

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