i have a 89 camro rs and my heater core just went out so its almost summer time in texas so i figure i dont need it so i bypassed it and yesterday there was i huge puddle on the floor wat da hell?!?!

 

the core still has fluid in it, it will eventually stop leaking.

The puddle is antifreeze and not just water right?

 

i think its just water but because of the leak i put mostly water in the car

 

Get an air hose and blow out the heater core. Then you probably wont have any more puddles.

 

Just thought you'd find this interesting. I also have an 89 RS and when my heater core went south, I was going to bypass the core like you did. As it turned out, I didn't have to. All I did was move the temp lever on the heater controls all the way over to cold and it bypassed it anyways! If you have an A/C car, the heater bypass valve automatically cuts off coolant flow to the core when you move the lever to cold. If you have a faulty bypass valve, or your car is non-A/C, then disregard this. BTW, I only did that for the summer. Once it got towards the fall, I took the plunge and replaced the leaky core.

 

I think everyone dreads this,including myself. It's such a pain thing to fix. If anyone needs a new heater core here's a link to them on our site.

Camaro Heater Core