heater core seals
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From: penngrove ca
heater core seals
I'm replacing the heater core in my 76 w/ ac and have the zip seal kit. The install inst. aren't real clear as to where the 1" wide weatherstip foam, the 2" wide weatherstrip and the 6 ft coil of weatherstrip go. Thought I would ask to see if someone else has recently done this for help.
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From: Freeport FL
I just did this. After reading an article first, I debated heavily about the seal kit, which seemed ridiculously overpriced for what's in it. I wanted to do it right, but I didn't want to pay for a bunch of stuff that I didn't need.
I'm glad that I didn't buy it. I swapped out my heater core (wow, wasnt THAT fun!) and where things looked like they needed replaced (the seals for the movable doors) I just used some "D" shaped hatch gasket material I had laying around. I resealed the whole outer perimeter with silicone caulk, after cleaning off the old gunk.
Works great, last a long time. I think that seal kit is a waste of money, but I can certainly understand why you bought it, because you also wanted to "do it right".
And yes, this was a 76 w/AC, not my Avatar picture car. Speaking of which, maybe you could answer my recently posted VIR question since no one else here wanted to answer such a simple thing.
I'm glad that I didn't buy it. I swapped out my heater core (wow, wasnt THAT fun!) and where things looked like they needed replaced (the seals for the movable doors) I just used some "D" shaped hatch gasket material I had laying around. I resealed the whole outer perimeter with silicone caulk, after cleaning off the old gunk.
Works great, last a long time. I think that seal kit is a waste of money, but I can certainly understand why you bought it, because you also wanted to "do it right".
And yes, this was a 76 w/AC, not my Avatar picture car. Speaking of which, maybe you could answer my recently posted VIR question since no one else here wanted to answer such a simple thing.
Last edited by Droshki; Nov 22, 2008 at 03:04 AM.
