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#52347 11/13/2005 5:29 PM
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I've got a puddle of coolant on the floor of my truck (54). I've tightened the hose clamps leading into the heater, but I am still getting a leak. Is it the heater core? If so, how easy is it to replace?

#52348 11/13/2005 5:51 PM
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Unless the tubes where the hoses are fastened are flatened out of shape its the heater core. They are not hard to remove on these old trucks. Remove the hoses & 3-4 nuts on long studs on the engine side & remove the heater after dissconnecting defroster hose & wire. Dissasemble the heater & remove the core. You can take it to a radiator shop & they might be able to fix it but most of the time it will need a new one.


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#52349 11/13/2005 6:02 PM
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there is a guy in farmingdale NY look in hemmings for his name he is reasonable about rebuilding the hearter core about $300

#52350 11/14/2005 6:00 AM
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There used to be a personal site that listed advance design tips.
One tip was if your truck has the recirculator heater, a well fitting heater core can be found in a 66 Mustang.
Anyone ever try this? It might be worth checking out, highfive.


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