"dwight" <dwight@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Gumby619" <Gumby619@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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....
>
> 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.) 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.
>
> Of course, while they were in there, I also had them replace some dash
> lights that had burned out...
>
> dwight
> www.tfrog.com
>
I asked the guy to replace with original Ford part, and replace a bulb on
the dash.
Should have just bypassed the core till next winter when it gets cold.
ever find out what it takes to replace it in a 5.0 ?
it is a mess, the plastic case was not meant to be taken apart.
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