24-inch IMac Horizontal lines and Smudges

When I do a restart and the screen shows up with the apple and
the gear turning there is now a horizontal line all the way across
the screen as well as displayed smudges on the right side.
My Apple Care expires next month and wonder if there is a fix
for this problem

Stay tuned for the happy ending next week. Until then I am running with
the SMCFan pumped up to compensate for the bad HD fan.
The new fan and display showed up on Tuesday and dropped off the iMac at the Apple
Store late in the afternoon. They were slammed with people and all kinds of drop off
repairs. The good news is the 5 to 7 day repair time turned out to be 2. I had the iMac
back Thursday AM (when the store opened)
The new display looks great. Sort like getting new glasses.
Mac Happiness is Apple Care!
Problem solved and I can check this topic as Answered.
Message was edited by: aRKay

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