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> 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).
My 97 gt had a bad core when I bought it used. The lot replaced it.
That
was at 107k miles. at 130k miles (less than a year later) I had to bypass
it
because it was leaking again. When I pull out the replaced one I'm
"hoping"
that its a used core they put in and not a new one...
Gumby619
Never buy a car at night when you are in a rush....
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