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No Heat! 700 1989

posted by  Brant_740t on  Mon Dec 10 08:48 CST 2007
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Sound like it is in fact the heater core. Check the carpet and underneath on the passenger floorbaord for coolant. If there is coolant there, it must be the heater core.

As for buying a used one, you could probably get one from a junkyard, but there are no guarantees, and the job is so timeconsuming i don't think it worth the risk. I would buy a new one, i just got mine from fcpgroton.com.

As i said the heater core is ver time consuming to replace. Everything under the instrument cluster and the glove box (including the glove box) must be removed to get to it. There is a write-up on faq that goes through the steps. It is up to you whether you want to do it or not, but i know it is expensive if you have it done at a shop.

Coolant is toxic though, not good to be breathing in everyday. The sooner you fix it the better.

Good Luck -

Brant






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