Michael Johnson <cds@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Joe wrote:
>> Michael Johnson <cds@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Joe wrote:
>>>> Michael Johnson <cds@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>>> Michael Johnson <cds@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>> Jan Andersson wrote:
>>>>>>>> Michael Johnson wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Mike Coel wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Yep, it's that time again, 147k miles, 1993 5.0
>>>>>>>>>> dripping out the green stuff by firewall on the ground
>>>>>>>>>> that strong sent of antifreeze inside the car
>>>>>>>>>> that dense fog on the inside of the front wind****eld above
the
>>>>>> vent.
>>>>>>>>>> no full temp on the temp gauge
>>>>>>>>>> Can't drive it this way, I get gassed.
>>>>>>>>>> guess I get to be a few hundred bucks lighter,
>>>>>>>>>> Second heater core, other went out at 95k
>>>>>>>>> Do yourself a favor and buy the core from the Ford dealer
>> because
>>>>>> they
>>>>>>>>> are made much better than the ones sold by the chain auto
parts
>>>>>> stores.
>>>>>>>> The kind of Ford quality where they fail before 100k? :)
>>>>>>> That is better than failing at 50k which is what his replacement
>>>> core
>>>>>>> managed to achieve. ;)
>>>>>> My '93's original core is still fine @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
149k - original hoses also
>>>>>> intact. Guess I should knock on some wood...
>>>>> The Grim Reaper of heater cores is heading to your garage as I
type
>>>> this
>>>>> post. ;)
>>>> Michael, if it springs a leak between before the end of the month,
>> I'm
>>>> going to hunt you down!
>>> Hell, you have probably never used the heater in that car! Has the
>>> temperature knob ever been turn off of stone cold? After all you
live
>>> in the Sun****ne state. ;)
>>
>> Actually, we had it midway last Wednesday night (albeit with the a/c
>> on). Rather cool (70 degrees) but muggy out, so we put the a/c on
>> outside air with the temp halfway between - dial pointing straight
up.
>> Perfect environment.
>
> Sounds like a virtual blizzard for Southern Florida. ;)
This time of year the weather's pretty much perfect. 80 during the day
and 67 at night. The mugginess was the unusual part. And it's _South_
Florida btw. This differentiates us from Southwest Florida (Naples/Ft.
Myers).
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