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Four tests to make sure your automobile heater is doing its job.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #344 Jan 1994 (v.44#1) pg. 80

Tips on repairing a rear window defroster using a repair kit.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #361 Sep 1995 (v.45#8) pg. 59

Tips on repairing rear-window electric defroster grids.
HOME MECHANIX #684 Apr 1985 (v.81) pg. 12

How to mount a rear-window defroster grid.
HOME MECHANIX #684 Apr 1985 (v.81) pg. 83

Troubleshooting your car's heater when it blows only cold air.
HOME MECHANIX #694 Feb 1986 (v.82) pg. 96

Troubleshooting your rear-window defroster.
HOME MECHANIX #713 Sep 1987 (v.83) pg. 20

Preventive maintenance for your heater and defroster system.
HOME MECHANIX #716 Dec 1987 (v.83) pg. 22

Troubleshooting your car's heater/defroster system.
HOME MECHANIX #727 Nov 1988 (v.84) pg. 30

Keeping the heat on. Simple maintenance and troubleshooting for an automotive heating system.
HOME MECHANIX #752 Feb 1991 (v.87) pg. 26

A procedure for reattaching a rear-window defogger electrical contact.
HOME MECHANIX #771 Dec 1992-Jan 1993 (v.88) pg. 84

Troubleshooting a faulty automotive heating system.
HOME MECHANIX #779 Oct 1993 (v.89) pg. 38

Taking the horrors out of car heaters. Troubleshooting your car's heating system.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #581 Oct 1976 (v.72) pg. 132

How to repair rear window defrosters of the electric grid type.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #621 Feb 1980 (v.76) pg. 120

Your car's heater: servicing the blower motor.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #665 Oct 1983 (v.79) pg. 25

Servicing the intake-heating system.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #667 Dec 1983 (v.79) pg. 16

Ventilating system for your car. Grills mounted in door will exhaust stale air. Est. cost: $5.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1967 (v.128#2) pg. 160.

Troubleshooting heaters and air conditioners. PM 1976 Car Care Guide.
POPULAR MECHANICS May 1976 (v.145#5) pg. 184

How to understand your car's automatic temperature control system.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jun 1979 (v.151#6) pg. 108

Tip: Cover automobile intake ports with screening to prevent leaves or bugs from being sucked into your car's heating/ventilation system.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1986 (v.163#4) pg. 30

Tip: Cleaning out accumulated leaves and bugs from around the heater core may improve its performance.
POPULAR MECHANICS Dec 1988 (v.165#12) pg. 38

Troubleshooting and fixing your automobile heating and air-conditioning system.
POPULAR MECHANICS Nov 1991 (v.168#11) pg. 115

Diagnosing and repairing heater problems.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jan 1993 (v.170#1) pg. 77

Troubleshooting the blend air doors inside the HVAC plenum under the dashboard.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1998 (v.175#8) pg. 123

Plexiglas deflector fastens on the inside of a Volkswagen windshield and improves the performance of the windshield defrosters.
POPULAR SCIENCE Nov 1969 (v.195#5) pg. 50

Trouble-shooting your heater-defroster system.
POPULAR SCIENCE Dec 1983 (v.223#6) pg. 122

Tip on trouble-shooting a blower motor.
POPULAR SCIENCE Mar 1984 (v.224#3) pg. 140

Tips on adding an electric de-icer to your car's rear window.
POPULAR SCIENCE Dec 1984 (v.225#6) pg. 110

Tip: Use a concrete expansion bolt to expand a collapsed heater-core connection to its original shape.
POPULAR SCIENCE Mar 1987 (v.230#3) pg. 113

Tip on inserting a tight hose onto the heater core pipe.
POPULAR SCIENCE Apr 1989 (v.234#4) pg. 158

Restore your old car heater.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #196 Nov 1992 (v.17#4) pg. 27

Adding lubrication fittings to a GM heater fan motor.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #200 Mar 1993 (v.17#8) pg. 27

Servicing prewar (World War Two) car heaters.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #229 Aug 1995 (v.20#1) pg. 18

Stewart-Warner South Wind heater system. Part 1. Historical record.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #249 Apr 1997 (v.21#9) pg. 9
Added Info SKINNED KNUCKLES #251 Jun 1997 (v.21#11) pg. 35
Added Info SKINNED KNUCKLES #253 Aug 1997 (v.22#1) pg. 34
Added Info SKINNED KNUCKLES #255 Oct 1997 (v.22#3) pg. 27

Stewart-Warner South Wind heater system. Part 2. Troubleshooting and repair.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #250 May 1997 (v.21#10) pg. 17

Stewart-Warner South Wind heater system. Part 3. Installing the heater in a 1932 DeSoto.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #251 Jun 1997 (v.21#11) pg. 23

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