Heater Core??
Heater Core??
My car started blowing anti freeze up on my windshield and fogging it up from the vents and anti freeze was dripping from beneath the dashboard on the passenger side? What is this?
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From: Southwest Ohio
Car: 1986 Firebird, 2000 WS6
Engine: 2.8, LS1
Transmission: 700R4, T-56
Axle/Gears: Stock, Stock
Sounds like the heater core, or maybe one of the lines that go to and from it. When mine went, I smelled coolant and saw it dripping around where the vents are under the radio.
Heater core.
No, stop leak doesn't work well at all!
I tired that too.
AND DON'T BOTHER REPAIRING THAT HEATER CORE.
You buy NEW
Or just bypass core & live without heat.
But, be aware, the longer you drive with core that bad, it may explode and all coolant leaks inside car & you are stranded.
Bypass it is quick cold fix.
No, stop leak doesn't work well at all!
I tired that too.
AND DON'T BOTHER REPAIRING THAT HEATER CORE.
You buy NEW
Or just bypass core & live without heat.
But, be aware, the longer you drive with core that bad, it may explode and all coolant leaks inside car & you are stranded.
Bypass it is quick cold fix.
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From: "No one cares if you're in before the lock!" - Best quote ever.
Yeah..to replace it effectively, it's reccomended you disassemble a good portion of your dash...I reccomend picking up a Haynes/Chilton's repair manual for this...it's not hard, but it's a pain in the *** process.
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Joined: Nov 2000
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From: Southwest Ohio
Car: 1986 Firebird, 2000 WS6
Engine: 2.8, LS1
Transmission: 700R4, T-56
Axle/Gears: Stock, Stock
Had a mechanic do mine
Took 'em the better part of a say too! Not to mention they spilled coolant all over my passenger side,,,,
Took 'em the better part of a say too! Not to mention they spilled coolant all over my passenger side,,,, Trending Topics
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From: Central NJ, USA
Car: 1986 Firebird
Engine: 2.8 V6
Transmission: 700R4
I plan on doing mine this spring, just for $hits and giggles, before it breaks on me. After all, I just got new carpet two years ago!
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