Has my heater core exploded?

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Oct 24, 2004 | 05:55 PM

Golden80

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Has my heater core exploded?

My '87 never gets above 185 degrees and I replaced the thermostat last year. There's coolant leaking from the black box around the blower motor, and when the heats on, you can smell burnt coolant to the point that it burns my eyes. Is there anything else, which I'm really, really hoping, that could leak from that area? Or am I probably going to be spending a couple days yanking the core?

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Oct 24, 2004 | 05:58 PM

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You are about to become very intimate with your Vette. You do know that GM built all their cars around the heater core.

Oct 24, 2004 | 06:03 PM

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Dammit. 1987 Corvette for sale! CHEAP!

I'm kidding.

Oct 24, 2004 | 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Strick

You are about to become very intimate with your Vette. You do know that GM built all their cars around the heater core.

Actually, the A team started at the heater core and the B team started at the rear tail lights!

Some people, in warm climates, have just bypassed the heater rather than fix it. By pass is easy to do, just but a pipe nipple in between intake and outlet hoses

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Oct 24, 2004 | 10:45 PM

MrRenoman

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I've got an '86 core if you need it, but a new one might be better. Let me know if you're interested in a used one.

Art @ renoman@prodigy.net

Oct 24, 2004 | 10:50 PM

mikey whipreck

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when my heater core goes, i'll be bypassing it

as for your question... in my daily driver cavalier, when the heater core gave out, i could see a mist coming out of my vents... nasty stuff

Oct 24, 2004 | 11:23 PM

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Mine is my daily driver. And winters here are not nice. So I have to bite the bullet and get it done. I'm going to contact a few HVAC shops tomorrow and see what I can get pricewise. I don't have the tools on campus to do this.