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Heater Core placement

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  • Start date Start date Jun 24, 2006
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shlby123

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Ok, Im to the core, and when I put the new one in should I be using anything to seal it all up at the nipples or anything?
 
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Daggar

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No sealant required (optional). You DO need to ensure that all that old sealant is removed or you'll be doing this job again very soon.
 
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shlby123

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ok im a retard and i REALLY need help! i thought i could access the the core but i just CANT get the HVAC box to come out or lower enough for me to get the core out!!!! Ive been using the mustang monthly walkthrough and it said there was only three bolts holding the box and i unbolted them all and that damn box wont budge at all!!!!
 
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http://www.mustangsteve.com/heatercore.html

http://home.netcom.com/~skent/mustang/1990/heater_core/hcore.html

This may help
 
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lol, oh **** thats an option I guess! But I dont have a cut off wheel or die grinder? Can i rent one somewhere? OR is there anything else i can use to cut it open?
 
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A Dremel tool would probably work nicely.
 

Don Fiveolio

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That issue is exactly what I'm using for my heater core install. Thanks for the extra links Daggar. Now I hve a better idea of what to do once I start to break down the dash.

Hopefully, I'll never have to do it again.
 
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I appreciate it a lot too daggar! I wont get a chance to use the dremel until tomorrow but i'll keep ya'll posted and maybe a few pics and such too! I owe ya one!
 
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Sweet! Yeah... take lots of pics and post em up. Will make an article of it and put in the index up there.
 
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well believe it or not, I finally found the time and energy to yank out that old heater core! Thanks to a bit of finesse and shimmying from my girlfriend! I will probably end up getting to putting the new one in on Sunday. The compartment that the old core was in turned out to be pretty clean and only a few drop of coolant leaked out of it as she pulled it out. Other than cleaning out any remaining sealant that still may reside in the compartment is there anything else I should watch out for before or during putting this new core in!?
 

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Just get new goey rope sealant for the heater box and make sure you don't have more three or four spare parts when you're done. It's great fun on an A/C car, isn't it? I get to change the core on both the SVO and the '68. Both are A/C cars and because of that the job will be 100x harder.
 

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Hijack, does anyone have links to info about replacing an original A/C system with a non A/C heater system?
 
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