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A Chilton/Haynes repair manual for your make/model and year will give you all the answers you seek. It's a must-have for anyone that does their own repair, or might want to. There are some repairs that are best left to professional shop (i.e. automatic transmission rebuilds). Disclaimer: I have no vested interest in either the publisher of these books or any auto parts store that sells them. Experience has taught me that one of the first purchases to be made after purchasing a used vehicle is to buy the Chilton/Haynes manual that covers it.
GO online (oh!, you ARE ALREADY!) and google the make and nodel of the engine. There are lots of pieces of info on that kind of thing out there. Good luck, and wear a life vest!
Some radios have a fuse inside them also. I've found car radio's in general to be not so very good. I'd not pitch it out until you can find someone reliable to test it. Watch out though, some folks have a "vested interest". That means they want to sell you a new one. Be blessed.
There will be one of three things wrong: 1) The oil pump lost prime. This engine uses a gerotor type pump and long periods of sitting allows the oil to drain back to the pan. 2) There is a restriction at the oil pickup screen or at the passage between the block and head. There is a check valve in the block (at the head gasket, there is an opening) and there could be trash blocking it. 3) IF you're lucky, its a defective sending unit. Until you know for sure, don't run it. Install a mechanical guage, disable the ignition system at the module plug, and crank the engine. Some pressure should register on the gauge, if only 3-5psi. If it doesn't, remove the oil filter, take a quart of oil with a nozzle on it and force oil back into the outlet port of the filter housing, fill the filter completely, then spin it on as quickly as you can. Some oil will be spilled, but this is a step you want to take before tearing into the motor. Another quick way is put approximately 10 quarts of oil in it and with the ignition disabled, crank it over and see if the pressure comes up. (GM sent that as a bulletin on Northstar engines that lost prime. The down force of the pistons will force the oil to go to the pump.) JUST BE SURE TO DISABLE THE IGNITION. Hope this helps...
Your heater core needs to be replaced. It's located on the passenger side , under the dash. The heater core is like a small radiator. Coolant from the engine is circulated through it, and that is what provides heat in the car. The heater core is leaking, causing the 'vapor' through the vents, and leaking on the carpet on the passenger side. Heater cores are a pain to remove and replace, it's quite a labor intensive job.
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