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| | | | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 | Ok, where is a good place to buy heater cores for a 49 3600 with the "fresh air" heater unit. (The heater with the blower motor sticking out of the firewall) I've seen them for $150 somewhere, but that seems extremely overpriced. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | I had the local radiator shop build mine.
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 | They are overpriced. Apparently that size core is only made by one factory. But a radiator shop should be able to help. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | I could'nt locate a good nos or remanufactured.I paid $100.00 for mine in 1990.That was the best price at the time. They are a little pricey,but you gatta have a heater.
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 442 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 442 | now and then see a few on eBay | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 990 | I had my 72 heater core redone at the radiator shop for $50. Try them first. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 | I've had an old radiator repair man check mine out- he can't fix it. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 78 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 78 | Unless it is the round type which I do not think it is you should be able to have it recored for less then $100.00.
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Steve | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | You might want to check out the salvage yards to see if can find a better core. The heater in my '55 was built completely from salvaged parts, exept for the control valve.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 46 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 46 | I took a couple to an old timey raditor man, he was able to boilout & repair both, 30.00 ea.& looked like new. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 | A good radiator shop should be able to find the new core for you, and then he will take the tanks off the old one and put them on the new one. I do not think it is a good idea to look for a used core in the junk yard, you will more than likely be right back where you started from really soon. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 422 | Brian, I have never seen one of these heaters with a "TANK"? The water goes to and from the heater coil via the cooling system. | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | There isn't a "tank" on a typical heater core. And as far as getting one from a salvage yard goes, I got mine from a salvage yard and it was ok. It would cost less than having the rad shop get one that would probably be as much or more than the aftermarket one (cuz you know he'll mark it up). You can find good cores for about $10-$25. I got the entire heater for only $60, and that was the Deluxe heater.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | I want to say that the radiator shop used my original copper lines on the new core.I can't remember,suffering from "CRS"!!!
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
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