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god da$% heater core!
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:58 pm
by Bwcad1
ok guys we need to fix my brothers car and we dont have the money to go professinal on this. the heater core on his 95 tarus GL. now i know this is a huge deal and i know there is a lot of work involved. but im just checking to see if you have any tips.
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:03 pm
by sinister audio
never done that in that car some cars take less than a half hour and some take 8. your blazer takes 8 so lucky your not doing that.
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:17 pm
by Bwcad1
yea the older cars are easy there under the hood the newer cars are all under the dash
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:32 pm
by Jonathan
You should be able to bypass the hose and buy yourself some time if you have to. I do realize it's cold outside, but if emergency comes up, you gotta do what you gotta do. Other than that, have fun :) That's why I like trucks.
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:34 pm
by Bwcad1
id rather just do it the right way and i feel bad for my bro... ill just bust my ass lol.
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:32 pm
by Ryan from Ohio
At first glance I thought it was gonna be about the blazer. My uncle thought he had a bad heater core in his. The shop wanted almost $500 in labor to change...
Now a Taurus I have no clue...
Tip #1 BUY THE BOOK FOR THE CAR
Tip#2 Follow the books instructions.
Tip#3 Buy the GOOD core so you dont have to do it again
Is the core leaking or just not enough heat if any?
My Uncles lost heat... Turned out to be just pluged up. He had it back flushed and refilled and it works even better than ever...
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:36 pm
by Bwcad1
no its bad when you put on the defroster it blows all over the windows the core is toast i know that for sure. they want 50 bucks for the core and 450 for labor. he has heat just cant defrost and thats very bad. i drove it to the mechanic damn near blind!
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:40 am
by MobileAudio219
I know all about having to work on family members cars.
Last summer I replace the following parts on my sisters 95 oldsmobile achieva.
Crank
Rod & main Bearings
Rear main seal
water pump
both head gaskets
intake gasket
thermostat
heater core
Starter
Alternator
radiator
Thottle postioning senor
Tranny fluid and filter
Both wheel cylinders
And then retard runs a red light and all that goes work down the drain, even worse it took the insurance company over two months to pay, even worse than that is they gave WAY below blue book...
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:31 am
by Ryan from Ohio
Them cars suck so bad to work on. I did the radiator in one and took me the better part of 3-4 hours...
THe water pump went bad also... She had to take that one to a shop...
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 4:56 pm
by MobileAudio219
I changed it in about 30 mins.
