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RE: mechanical question - 12/31/2006 11:08:39 PM

racerx55

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sounds more like a clogged heater core or the hot/cold door not working to me

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RE: mechanical question - 1/1/2007 12:18:07 AM

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OMG are you joking this thread is how many years old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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RE: mechanical question - 1/2/2007 2:19:17 AM

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anyone have an idea how much it would cost in parts/labor to replace the heater core?

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RE: mechanical question - 1/2/2007 5:51:32 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: EMonz57

OMG are you joking this thread is how many years old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yea i seen this thread was old, but why not keep another going instead of adding , lol

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anyone have an idea how much it would cost in parts/labor to replace the heater core?

Your gonna have to call a shop to get a quote, and be sure thats your problem first, low coolant can do that but usually the engine will overheat by that point. You may want to start there. If it has the red extended life coolant it could be starting to gel and you might get away with flushing it out. I had this happen to a 99 car with that coolant already.

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RE: mechanical question - 1/7/2007 2:13:35 AM

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I had the radiator flushed and all the fluid replaced but it didn't fix the problem. I will move on to the thermostat.

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RE: mechanical question - 1/14/2007 2:26:28 PM

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Did you just check the reserve for the radiator only? or did you also check the radiator? im my 2001 gt, i had what seems like the same problem. car gets hella hot, give it gas/rev up your engine and it cools down faster than it heated up. what is happening is that you might not have coolant in the radiator, and your cap on the reserve is ****ed up, thats why your radiator is not taking more coolant from the reserve and adding it to your radiator. the cap is not a bid deal. your car heats up at low rpms, then reving up the engine, the radiator sends a lot of air throu your cooling system, and cools it down, but without coolant, you can **** up your engine badly.

    So if your car heats up at low rpms and cools down fast if you rev your engine, most likely thats the problem.

    When your car is cool, and ONLY when your car is cool, take off the cap of the radiator, and check if you have any coolant inside. you should be able to see it. there are 2 black hoses, one going into the top of the radiator, and one goming from the bottom, squeez/pump the bottom hose with the radiator cap open, and you should at least hear water/coolant splashing inside the radiator. if you hear air (like i did) your radiator is empty. and if it is empty, dont jsut add water, fill it with radiator coolant.

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