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heater core is bad, is there any other place to block it off besides the fire wall??

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Old 02-26-2006, 06:14 PM
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Old 02-26-2006, 06:21 PM
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could overheat!
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Old 02-26-2006, 06:54 PM
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could overheat!
damn so im back at the same problem...overheating!!! .....this is a long shot.......but is there anyone in san diego that would wanna (come over and)fix this id pay of course (and i dont want the heater core fixed i just want the hose fixed) the problem is i cant drive the car (with the problem) and i cant afford to go to a shop.........help!!!
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Old 02-26-2006, 07:08 PM
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would overheat!!! go to the autopart store, the sell a copper adapter that will link the hoses together. its really cheap, like 3.50
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Old 02-26-2006, 07:39 PM
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Default RE: heater core is bad, is there any other place to block it off besides the fire wall??

Or you could just by a u shaped hose thats the same diameter and swap them. My were really hard to take off also, I had to slip a screw driver in and twist the hose to get them off.
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Old 02-26-2006, 07:58 PM
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mine were two different size hoses, dont know if they make a u shaped multisized hose.
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Old 02-26-2006, 08:05 PM
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would overheat!!! go to the autopart store, the sell a copper adapter that will link the hoses together. its really cheap, like 3.50
thanks for the tip!!
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Or you could just by a u shaped hose thats the same diameter and swap them. My were really hard to take off also, I had to slip a screw driver in and twist the hose to get them off.
yeah i've been trying with a screw driver but now im just more cut up and stabbed
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mine were two different size hoses, dont know if they make a u shaped multisized hose.
im not 100% but i think mine are different sizes also...is that common?
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Old 02-26-2006, 08:16 PM
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if i remember correctly the piece you need is dayco part #80433cs, this will connect them
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Old 02-26-2006, 09:55 PM
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if i remember correctly the piece you need is dayco part #80433cs, this will connect them
oh wow you have a part# for it!!! but who carries dayco? would an autozone carry that type of part?
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Old 02-26-2006, 10:14 PM
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I think is time to start inversting in a chiltons repair manual.
http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcp...4da09e526.html

Good luck, I also live in San Diego, SOCAL area.
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