RTW0223

Got some questions...

So I bought my 1992 5.0 LX a couple of months ago right before college. There are no A/C components except for the compressor, and the heater core has been bypassed. I do not care about the A/C so I am going to take out the compressor and get a shorter belt. But I need heat so i hooked back up the hoses to the core. Once the car got to running temperature antifreeze went everywhere. I talked to my friend who owns a GT and he says it is a leak in the core. I have been reading some tech articles and know how to replace it but should i get OEM or aftermarket aluminum core?

Also, I really want Longtubes. Right now there are chrome hooker short headers, but the chrome has rusted away and now they look awful. I just bought a new BBK off/road H pipe to give the car some noise and there is an exhaust leak at the connection to the header. I bought new bolts since the old ones stripped and rusted. I tightened, double bolted, and used lock washers and air is still getting through. I am beginning to think it is the headers. Every time I tighten the bolts, and then run the car there are no leaks but after about half an hour of driving I begin to hear air slipping through again. Any suggestions?

Also, I am kind of low on money. After all of these issues are fixed, what would you recommend as my next project or thing to add?

mustangsneverdie

get an oem equivalent heater core so you dont have to go back in in a couple years

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Buy the heater core from Ford.