NO heat!!!!
Le Mans Master
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From: Santa Maria, CA
What about dropping in some of that cooling system cleaner/flush stuff and letting it work then reverse power flush it?
Tell those knuckle-dragging mouth-breathers to be very gentle when handling the heater cores tubes!
The core is old now and where the tubes go into the core body is delicate. As you've found out, replacing the core is an expensive PITA.
Thanx for updating the saga.
Tell those knuckle-dragging mouth-breathers to be very gentle when handling the heater cores tubes!
The core is old now and where the tubes go into the core body is delicate. As you've found out, replacing the core is an expensive PITA.
Thanx for updating the saga.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Hudson Valley Region, NY The "sonoma/napa" of the Northeast~~~~~ Are we there yet?
St. Jude Donor '08
ok so $139.00 for a heater core flush and well.. it blows luke warm now... not hot.. but luke.. and I hate to say it but I do detect a slight antifreeze odor...
Im so disgusted I just drove the car home, put her in the garage and put the cover on. I figure I just wont take the car out until its 85! lol
But seriously I guess I have to do the whole big shebang and get the heater core! My question now is .... should I try running the heat even if I smell a lil antifreeze?
Im so disgusted I just drove the car home, put her in the garage and put the cover on. I figure I just wont take the car out until its 85! lol
But seriously I guess I have to do the whole big shebang and get the heater core! My question now is .... should I try running the heat even if I smell a lil antifreeze?
Drifting
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ok so $139.00 for a heater core flush and well.. it blows luke warm now... not hot.. but luke.. and I hate to say it but I do detect a slight antifreeze odor...
Im so disgusted I just drove the car home, put her in the garage and put the cover on. I figure I just wont take the car out until its 85! lol
But seriously I guess I have to do the whole big shebang and get the heater core! My question now is .... should I try running the heat even if I smell a lil antifreeze?
Im so disgusted I just drove the car home, put her in the garage and put the cover on. I figure I just wont take the car out until its 85! lol
But seriously I guess I have to do the whole big shebang and get the heater core! My question now is .... should I try running the heat even if I smell a lil antifreeze?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Woodstock Georgia
ok so $139.00 for a heater core flush and well.. it blows luke warm now... not hot.. but luke.. and I hate to say it but I do detect a slight antifreeze odor...
Im so disgusted I just drove the car home, put her in the garage and put the cover on. I figure I just wont take the car out until its 85! lol
But seriously I guess I have to do the whole big shebang and get the heater core! My question now is .... should I try running the heat even if I smell a lil antifreeze?
Im so disgusted I just drove the car home, put her in the garage and put the cover on. I figure I just wont take the car out until its 85! lol
But seriously I guess I have to do the whole big shebang and get the heater core! My question now is .... should I try running the heat even if I smell a lil antifreeze?
Le Mans Master
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From: San Diego, Ca
Seems like it's a little better, but I'd be concerned about the smell still being there. If the core is leaking, that coolant can end up on the carpet and I don't think you want to replace that also. And, a leak means it doesn't have full pressure, so the boil over protection is less. You still might see if an a/c shop is any cheaper. They don't have anything better to do in winter anyway.
1st Gear
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No heat
After changing water pump had no heat and the system is full.One hose hot but only to where the check valve was, beyond that just warm. The return hose barely any warmth at all. So I squeezed the hose before and after the check valve in order to create an oscillating flow to dislodge any debris. It worked !! From no heat at all to scorching.
Last edited by freevette95; May 28, 2013 at 09:23 PM.
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From: Kannapolis NC
After changing water pump had no heat and the system is full.One hose hot but only to where the check valve was, beyond that just warm. The return hose barely any warmth at all. So I squeezed the hose before and after the check valve in order to create an oscillating flow to dislodge any debris. It worked !! From no heat at all to scorching.
