"dwight" <dwight@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Gumby619" <Gumby619@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>
>> 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....
Good advice.
> Yeah, heater cores are strange.
>
> TFrog's failed right around 100,000 miles, I think, which is pretty
> damn good for a heater core. (Joe, you're living on borrowed time.)
In more ways than one.
> But once the first one went, it became a nightmare. Three different
> shops replaced the heater core within about five years, and I'm
> convinced that it will never be right again.
>
> The first replacement lasted all of about 4 months, as I recall, and
> there was no warranty on the labor - which is the huge bulk of the
> cost. That was an aftermarket cheap-o special.
dwight, you already know this - ya gets what ya pay for.
> Of course, while they were in there, I also had them replace some dash
> lights that had burned out...
>
> dwight
> www.tfrog.com
None of my dash lights have ever burned out - they all still work fine.
Even the light in the AOD ****fter still works, as does the glove box
light. The cruise control still works as well.
dwight, here's one for you: The driver's seat electric inflatable lumbar
sup****t still works.
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