Ahhh Crap... #$%^*&&$ heater core

[GreatDivide1]

well looks like im in for a long cold ride home effing heater core blew out on the way to work this morning now does anybody have one for sale?? in the Nh. area??? i dont care if its used as long as it doesnt leak im good...im willing to drive to get it soo i can put it in on monday.... have cash will travel lol need heat... thanks Don

[repete]

gold coast rovers has got them for $101.00. I use lots of used parts BUT that is 1 part I would NEVER buy used! I did one on my 88,and talk about a BITCH! And I do this for a living! You should buy one that you know will last. that job is NO picnic! GOOD LUCK!

[Elemental]

Worst job on the car, Period! I would not only buy a new one, but replace the fan while I'm there. Its THAT bad of a job.

[GreatDivide1]

man i think im going to get a large power inverter and get a electric heater for a motorhome and run that... i need the inverter to run my aircompressor anyway ... so maybe this is the time to buy it...

[rmuller]

My favorite saying about the RRC heater core is;

It is like the Land Rover factory put the heater core in the middle of an empty room and then decided to build the rest of the truck around it.

[hermanpj]

having spent a good several months staring at my heater core as i had the ENTIRE interior pulled out, i agree. I should have replaced mine while I was in there. i would rather cut off a finger than take all that sh$t back apart.

ATL British is sellign new heater core and heater motor combo kit for 299. I just got advertisement material in my inbox on this today.

[MysteryTheatre]

the east has lots of igneous. just get a couple dozen potato sized rocks and put em on the wood stove over night in the morning stuff em in an onion sack and cram the whole sack up into the heater core housing i wear gloves cause they're HOT!!! (with the floor flap opened) it'll blow hot air and defrost your windows for quite a while. i'll do that forever(amoungst other silly improvisations) rather than replace that damned heater core, i know what a pain that is , mine will have a by-pass hose on it FOREVER!!! no one should ever have to do that job!!!!

[MysteryTheatre]

british pacific under 100 bucks if your a glutton for punishment.

[ArmyRover]

Originally Posted by MysteryTheatre

the east has lots of igneous. just get a couple dozen potato sized rocks and put em on the wood stove over night in the morning stuff em in an onion sack and cram the whole sack up into the heater core housing i wear gloves cause they're HOT!!! (with the floor flap opened) it'll blow hot air and defrost your windows for quite a while. i'll do that forever(amoungst other silly improvisations) rather than replace that damned heater core, i know what a pain that is , mine will have a by-pass hose on it FOREVER!!! no one should ever have to do that job!!!!

Or just put a burn barrel on the passenger seat and feed it while you drive

[GreatDivide1]

umm yea im soo not looking forward to doing this what the f man...

[TerryS]

Originally Posted by rmuller

My favorite saying about the RRC heater core is;

It is like the Land Rover factory put the heater core in the middle of an empty room and then decided to build the rest of the truck around it.

Well when I'm dead and gone, I'll count on Ryan to (sorta)quote me.
I started this job on my son's classic, decided I needed to work on something else, and sold the car before I finished it. The guy who bought (Yo Keith) had the enthusiasm of a newbie owner to finish it in about 3 hours.
Another friend got a stop leak product from an RV supply place, put it in his system, and his core stopped leaking, heats fine, and he's dodged that bullet for 3 winters now.