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Old 01-12-2008, 11:59 PM
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Is it adviseable to use an inlet restrictor on the heater core also...to extend its life? I've heard that, yet some folks act like I'm talking gibberish when I say it.
i heard that too...so i ordered one when i got my heatercore..
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Old 10-14-2008, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by r.barn
Just a tip for you guys.

12 months after installing my cheap-o Autozone heater core and its leaking again.
Just went and bought a Ford heater core for $70 from dealer so this one will last.
Wow! Ford wanted to charge me $200 for a heater core. So I went to my regular auto parts store, but it wasn't Autozone or Advanced...ughhhhh, wish my car luck please!!! :/
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Old 10-14-2008, 02:12 PM
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Just so you guys know dealerships, regardless of which OEM it is will stop carrying parts for cars after 15-20 years. As stated it keeps their inventory down and after that many years you can find the same parts for less elsewhere, it makes no sense for them to keep making them or stock them.

BTW 4 seasons and Ford are pretty much synonymous from the mid-90's up. It's just a rebadge job.
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Old 10-14-2008, 03:17 PM
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i have a autzone heatercore and 2 years running strong!! some of the best 25 bucks spent

you done yet with your 351 TT? i havent seen a vid of it yet. or black mamba for that matter. whats the dillio?
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Old 10-14-2008, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Twisted
Is it adviseable to use an inlet restrictor on the heater core also...to extend its life? I've heard that, yet some folks act like I'm talking gibberish when I say it.

YUP. I worked at a Ford dealership back in the day and when I had to do mine a senior tech said they had to do that to a lot of Mustangs because of high RPMs. I didn't put one in mine though. I also got a Ford one when I did mine, can't remember the price, but 3 years later and a 6,500 RPM stroker later, it holds and heats.
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Old 10-14-2008, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 86HOGT
YUP. I worked at a Ford dealership back in the day and when I had to do mine a senior tech said they had to do that to a lot of Mustangs because of high RPMs. I didn't put one in mine though. I also got a Ford one when I did mine, can't remember the price, but 3 years later and a 6,500 RPM stroker later, it holds and heats.
i think what causes the heater core to break is the heater hoses between the engine & heater core are short & rigid with the engine rocking back & forth that thin copper tubing can only take so much. just my theory.
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Old 10-14-2008, 06:48 PM
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Just put in a OEM Ford Heater Core this weekend on my daughter's 91 GT....the only way to go! $53 to my door from Tousley Ford....
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I'd be soo pissed, I did mine this summer when I picked up my 5.0, sorry to hear that bud, better luck with this one.
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Old 10-14-2008, 07:13 PM
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9 month old threads <3
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Its on my to do list. Thanks for the info.
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