Is this drain hole on the firewall passenger side a drain for the heater box? You can see some coolant water in the hole and there's a trail under the car.
That was going to be my next question. Thanks!I got this bypass hose.
. Since all the NOS OEM Ford heater cores are unobtanium priced, what’s the go-to name brand for replacement?
That’s what I was afraid of. I suppose I’ll buy whatever brand looks the best in the moment and pressure test it before everything gets buttoned up. Maybe throw some extra solder on any potential weak spots. Make sure the old sealer is cleaned out real well and generous amounts of RTV to allow some flexibility? Any other thoughts?The fox market is just not that big to justify multiple manufacturers for some of these products having to compete with each other. For a lot of these parts, there's only one person making them. Different 3rd part shops buy them and repackage them under their own brand
I don't know for sure, but I suspect this is the case for the cores. Before i snagged a NOS core, i ordered 3-4 to compare and they all looked identical with the same stamps and such.
That's pretty much how I did mine...You don’t even need to pull the full dash.
Pull the console
Pull the column down . Unbolt one dash and then the dashboard pulls off the fire wall by the pass side . Doesn’t need to come out . I had the heater box out to do the evap , even that don’t have to come all the way out .