u have air in he system it needs to be purged..... get a manual
Car will make when running even if heater core is not burned out.
Provided the heater is of a low wattage it should not affect normal running of the car
your car stalled?
The heater in your car uses waste heat from the engine to heat the car. When the engine is not running there is no heat to distribute.
yes.
No.
If you have lost a sufficient amount of coolant this will stop the heater working because there will be no hot water in the heater rad.
Yes, coolant is in the block, heater, hoses and radiator all the time.
yes.
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No. A car heater gets its heat from the motor and uses no extra gas at all, unlike a car's air conditioner which does use more gas.
The engine has to be running and warmed up for the heater to produce hot air. So yes, you need gasoline to get heat from your car (unless you have an electric car).