Overheating car? Turn up the heat!

While I never identified myself as a "hillbilly", per se, I did grow up in a rural area, and, well, I guess I sort of am one. Which is totally fine, really.

But, unlike most "hillbillies", I don't know crap about cars. At lest, not by comparison. I am, however, pretty familiar with how things on cars work that I have had to replace, the cooling system being one of them. So this post is sort of a PSA for car newbies, by a car newbie.

The reason for my post is because whenever I've advised some one with an overheating car to blast their heat as high as it will go, they always react with shock. "What? That's stupid! The problem is that there's too much heat! I'm trying to get rid of heat! Why would I want to make more?"

Trust me, I've been dealing with over-heating cars since I started driving. Don't believe me? Google it!

The surprise that people have is a result of their lack of knowledge of how their car's heat works. It's not a furnace or heater like some people think. The heat is actually a waste product that come from the car's engine.