56 Heater core?
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The Ford Part Numbers for the heater core (sometimes you can get lucky on eBay or with a vendor):
Recirculating: FAD-18476-A
Fresh Air: B6C-18476-A
But usually the best and most straight forward option is to find an old school heavy duty radiator shop and have them repair/rebuild your existing core.
Recirculating: FAD-18476-A
Fresh Air: B6C-18476-A
But usually the best and most straight forward option is to find an old school heavy duty radiator shop and have them repair/rebuild your existing core.
Fleet Owner
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From: Central PA
Call Carnegie Radiator in Carnegie, PA near Pittsburgh. https://carnegieautorepair.com/
Can you sweat off your tank? Carnegie will send you a chunk of core cut exactly to your specs. Maybe you can send your old core to be more exact.
Can you solder your old tank back on? Then your in business. If not get someone to do it for you.
That's what I did for the heater in my 55.
Can you sweat off your tank? Carnegie will send you a chunk of core cut exactly to your specs. Maybe you can send your old core to be more exact.
Can you solder your old tank back on? Then your in business. If not get someone to do it for you.
That's what I did for the heater in my 55.
Laughing Gas
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From: Howell, Michigan
Heater
I think I have a completely rebuilt heater assembly that I bought a few years ago.
Gloss black, I will check for numbers and post some pictures so everyone can dissect it and give me a hard time.
Regards, Mark
Gloss black, I will check for numbers and post some pictures so everyone can dissect it and give me a hard time.
Regards, Mark
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Central Michigan
I had 3 old heater cores I had accumulated from old 53-56 trucks. When it was time to get heater together for my 56 I took them in to old school radiator shop and had them checked. Yep- all 3 junk- too deteriorated to repair. So the shop made me one, using the sides I had and a new chunk of core. It cost $160.00 8 years ago which i thought was terrible- but newer cars don't use brass for radiators and heater cores anymore so brass core is expensive. I looked far and wide for a existing core that would fit and couldn't. Good luck.
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Greg, $160? Wow, that's an old school radiator shop with modern day prices!
Please call Carnegie. A new chunk will be cheaper. Then you or someone else solder your old tanks to it.
Please call Carnegie. A new chunk will be cheaper. Then you or someone else solder your old tanks to it.
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