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Old 09-05-2011, 09:59 AM
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if you had a heater core leak you would have a we floorboard, not a leak on the header. Sounds like the seals going to the heater core might have gone out and need replacing but they are alot easier then the core itself.
What seals are you talking about? The heater core has NO seals that I know of... it's just a core with two pipes sticking out of it that go through the firewall for the heater hoses to connect to. Please explain.
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Old 09-05-2011, 11:01 AM
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Lol wow I didn't expect this to be such a discussion. I can't see the color of the liquid, its too fast and didn't get enough of a sample. I just know it didn't feel like strait water, that and my car no longer has ac..the only other thing is possible rain accumulation
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Old 09-05-2011, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by mustangGT86_05
Lol wow I didn't expect this to be such a discussion. I can't see the color of the liquid, its too fast and didn't get enough of a sample. I just know it didn't feel like strait water, that and my car no longer has ac..the only other thing is possible rain accumulation
No, the only possible issue is the heater core
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Old 09-05-2011, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by capri debris
What seals are you talking about? The heater core has NO seals that I know of... it's just a core with two pipes sticking out of it that go through the firewall for the heater hoses to connect to. Please explain.
the little green o-rings that are on the connections at the firewall go bad just like almost any o-ring does.
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Old 09-05-2011, 11:35 AM
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I know, im just saying the only other possibility at all would be that
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Old 09-05-2011, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ttocs
the little green o-rings that are on the connections at the firewall go bad just like almost any o-ring does.

There are no o-rings on a foxbody.....its a hose and a clamp
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Old 09-05-2011, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ttocs
the little green o-rings that are on the connections at the firewall go bad just like almost any o-ring does.
The green O-rings on a fox go to the bottom fitting of the A/C evaporator not the heater core.



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Old 09-05-2011, 12:32 PM
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Yeah not to mention that wouldn't explain how it ended up in the car
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Old 09-05-2011, 03:26 PM
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I would start there just to make sure its tight before yankin the core out. could be a 30 min $2 repair if that is the case. I was sure they had the green 0-rings as most do.
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Originally Posted by ttocs
I would start there just to make sure its tight before yankin the core out. could be a 30 min $2 repair if that is the case. I was sure they had the green 0-rings as most do.
The green O-rings go to the A/C Evaporator they have nothing to do with the heater core.
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