I was driving my V8-powered 745 home from a Turbobricks meet yesterday, and just as I was pulling out of the parking lot (engine had been running for maybe 45sec?!?) I was gassing it a little and FFSSSHHHH, I hear a huge hissing/shooting sound and steam starts billowing out of the dashboard. I got off the road, switched it off and there was coolant dumping out the bottom of the car!! It was coming out the holes in the bottoms of the frame rails, from somewhere above the transmission...and tons of it was going in the passenger footwell. This was not a leak, it was catostophic coolant loss.

So, those of you who have had heater core experience on the 700/900 series, please help me out here. This is a terrible time for this to happen--I have no time to fix this, and no money to have it done. We're trying to sell this car. My inclination is to lop $1500-$2000 off the price and try to get it gone. How hard is the fix on this? My experience level is high; I did all of the V8 conversion work myself, including taking apart the dash to install the Ford EFI computer behind the glovebox. How much can I expect to be charged by a garage to have it done? IPD's heater core is $200; can I find a cheaper one? Finally, do you think this kind of leak is too large to be fixed by something like Alumaseal? This sounds like a burst, not a little leak, but I'm hopeful.

Anyone want a V8 Volvo 745 with a brand-new engine, running perfect and very fast, in gorgeous condition, for $7900, with a popped heater core? :(
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