Comments on How to Avoid Overheating With a Car Heater

Great advice for keeping your car running right! :)

Been there and done that! Great advice 5* :)

Excellent advice! Thanks! 5*

Great tip. I have successfully prevented an overheat before by using my heater. Me and my passenger were sweating, but it was worth it to prevent the car from overheating. Thanks!

Good tips.. I have overheated a car and that smokes ascending to heaven is a reminder of our limitations. I know a thing or two about cars yet we can always learn with a periodic check up of the coolant gage and level. Blessings and have a happy Thanksgivings. Kind regards, Michel

Good article. I'll keep these tips in mind.

Yes it works to some extent. In essence it is a small radiator that is on your firewall. A fan blows through the heater "core" as it is called and takes heat from water pumped through the engine thus cooling said water. Try to lower the R.P.M. of the engine and turn off the A.C. to help. If you still have problems then take to mechanic for service.

I heard turning the heater on while going up a steep hill helps prevent overheating as well. I've never tried it though.

This is really good info, especially for someone like me who knows nothing about cars.

Good to know! Make sure you keep some extra coolant in the car too.

remember always crack a window if their are animals in the car! haha good article tho thanks :)

A good tip to know if I run into this situation.

I'm going to pass this info onto my daughter who drives an older car. Thanks

good, simple, easy to follow tips, Thanks!

Excellent advice. Thanks for the helpful tips! Great work!

Good tips, thank you!

Thanks I am having that same problem right now and I just put coolant and water in the radiator, I have one more day to go before I can take it to the shop. I will try that today.

My husband is having this problem with his car now.

I have a Honda Accord 1997 model. When the car is driven with the A/C switched on for about half an hour, the engine overheats and the temp. needle start moving towards the red. I had shown to couple of mechanics but to no avail. Can some body help me in rectifying the fault. Thanks

I have Honda Accord 1997 Model. When the car is driven with the air conditioning switched on, after about half an hour's drive the temperature needles starts moving towards the red. I had shown it to couple of mechanics but unable to correct it. Can somebody throw some light what I have to look for to correct this problem. Raj, Dubai

Great tip and it brings back memories during my college days! Has it been that lonnnnng?! =)

Great info. Thanks.

This is great advice, I have had to do this in years past. This will help a lot of people out there!

In addtion to going slow, try to keep your rpm gauge between 2000 and 2500. This will keep the fan belt spinning fast enough to the effectively cool the engine. Much more than that may put the engine under more stress and cause heat to build up.

This works great no matter what the car as long as the hose or thermostat is not too far gone. Use this trick in reverse when heating up your car in the winter. Every time you turn on the heater it is pulling heat from your engine to heat the air. Turn off the heater when you start your car and it will warm up faster.