another heater core prob...
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From: Yorkton Sask
another heater core prob...
hey guys, me again. heater core is replaced but now i got some leakage into the cab. could it be a bad hose?? following the core inlet and dripping down???
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From: Asheville, NC
Scary. I replaced my heater core a couple of years ago, and dont plan to have to do it again for a long time. There are cheap cores out there. If you are buying another core, you might shop for a different brand. Cheap is not always better.
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I found out the hard way...You need to be very gentle with heater cores. It's not to hard to brek the solder joint where the heater hose tubes connect to the core on the brass ones. Just wiggling a hose trying to free it from the heater core did it for me.
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Originally Posted by 91 Dually
I found out the hard way...You need to be very gentle with heater cores. It's not to hard to brek the solder joint where the heater hose tubes connect to the core on the brass ones. Just wiggling a hose trying to free it from the heater core did it for me.
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