Quick way to change heatrer core(2-3hours)
#32
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Kind of moot point. In any system of finite size an increase in flow will increase resistance of flow by internal restriction as well as friction. At say 750 rpm/5 gpm it will have one flow characteristic at 2100 rpm/15 gpm there will be a whole different flow profile.
So increasing flow increases restriction which increases pressure.
So increasing flow increases restriction which increases pressure.
#33
Kind of moot point. In any system of finite size an increase in flow will increase resistance of flow by internal restriction as well as friction. At say 750 rpm/5 gpm it will have one flow characteristic at 2100 rpm/15 gpm there will be a whole different flow profile.
So increasing flow increases restriction which increases pressure.
So increasing flow increases restriction which increases pressure.
#34
So not to highjack but where is the best place to buy a heater core?? Not too worried on price, i just want one to last. Oh and everyone keeps telling me i should change my condencer(sp) or what ever it called, too if i do the heater corer job???-Chris
#35
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I'm not sure the best place where you are for the heater core but.... The whole point of this thread is so that you don't have to remove the heater plenum, at the same time disconnecting the air conditioning. It would be at THAT time that some recommend replacing the EVAPORATOR. (That's the AC core inside the heater plenum). If you change the heater core as suggested in the thread, I would wait on replacing the evaporator as it's $400 just for the core up here.
#36
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I'm not sure the best place where you are for the heater core but.... The whole point of this thread is so that you don't have to remove the heater plenum, at the same time disconnecting the air conditioning. It would be at THAT time that some recommend replacing the EVAPORATOR. (That's the AC core inside the heater plenum). If you change the heater core as suggested in the thread, I would wait on replacing the evaporator as it's $400 just for the core up here.
http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPage...Core&VehCode=Y
You can get the evap. core from Rockauto.com for $75.00. You guys need to research better.
Anyways, you DO NOT need to disconnect the a/c lines to change the core PROPERLY! Take the extra hour and DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!!
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Sorry for the rant, but thats how I feel about it.
#37
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WHERE do you guys come up with these prices? Napa wants $119 for the evaporator.
http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPage...Core&VehCode=Y
You can get the evap. core from Rockauto.com for $75.00. You guys need to research better.
Anyways, you DO NOT need to disconnect the a/c lines to change the core PROPERLY! Take the extra hour and DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!!
Edited by Admin
Sorry for the rant, but thats how I feel about it.
http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPage...Core&VehCode=Y
You can get the evap. core from Rockauto.com for $75.00. You guys need to research better.
Anyways, you DO NOT need to disconnect the a/c lines to change the core PROPERLY! Take the extra hour and DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME!!
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Sorry for the rant, but thats how I feel about it.
As for this "mod" all it would take is a little flaring of the pipes on the heater core and running the hoses inside and you have a perfectly good mod. NO hacking at all and for those without freon and vac pump and gauges it's a cheaper way to go. That's MY opinion.
Also in Canada there is $100 excise tax on AC and it's charged on the AC evaporator core.
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I'm having heat issues right now (low heat from heater). And need to do this repair. Thanks for the pics. The 2nd gens are not junk just a bad design, look at how both the supply and return tubes come out the top, this means that all of the junk in your cooling system will collect in your heater core and plug it. NAPA makes a bypass spin on filter system that mounts on the heater core supply line that I will be mounting when I install the new core. It runs about 50-100 bucks.
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did mine three years ago and have never retightened the clamps!!for what its worth i have too much to do to take the hvac box out when it is absolutely unnecessary unless the evaporator core is leaking!!my .02!!!
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NAPA makes a bypass spin on filter system that mounts on the heater core supply line that I will be mounting when I install the new core. It runs about 50-100 bucks.
#45
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Technically if you DO want to "DO IT RIGHT" the A/C lines do need to be undone and the whole box is supposed to be removed from the truck, cleaned out and the Evap inspected. But each to his own I guess.... You took one short cut, I took two.
Hope you're feeling better.....