General => General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion => Topic started by: amooset on November 30, 2005, 08:58:25 PM
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: amooset on November 30, 2005, 08:58:25 PM
Or when it snows, the antifreeze pours from the heater core :macgun: Why is it that this only happens when you need the heat most???
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: softtouch on November 30, 2005, 11:06:51 PM
I remember jcassity saying he hooked his heater hoses to the AC evaporator. He never planned to use the AC.
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: cougrrr302 on November 30, 2005, 11:16:20 PM
My Heater Core does it too. Still works fine, but the antifreeze boils when it hits the block and you suffocate on the fumes. Anyone know how to fix it? I cant find the leak anywhere, searched for an hour today.
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: amooset on December 01, 2005, 07:22:23 AM
Quote from: softtouch
I remember jcassity saying he hooked his heater hoses to the AC evaporator. He never planned to use the AC.
I completely forgot about that! I remember the post, but it never occured to me at a useful time (like now). It's a good thing some people remeber these things...
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: V8Demon on December 01, 2005, 08:03:39 AM
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the antifreeze pours from the heater core Why is it that this only happens when you need the heat most???
Did you run the heat this past summer at all?
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: oldraven on December 01, 2005, 11:13:15 AM
Quote from: amooset
Why is it that this only happens when you need the heat most???
Because that's when you turn the heat on. ;) This is like asking why your headlight burned out at night.
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: Tbird232ci on December 01, 2005, 12:32:58 PM
I already did my heater core this year.
Its actually not a bad job, i did it over the course of a few days, just because i didnt want to do it all at night. One evening, i took the console out, the glove box, the kick panels, pillars, and speaker grills out, the next day i pulled some other stuff out, dropped the column, did the dash, changed the core, put most of it back together and drove it around for a while. Next day i put it all back together.
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: amooset on December 01, 2005, 01:52:25 PM
Quote from: Tbird232ci
I already did my heater core this year.
Its actually not a bad job, i did it over the course of a few days, just because i didnt want to do it all at night. One evening, i took the console out, the glove box, the kick panels, pillars, and speaker grills out, the next day i pulled some other stuff out, dropped the column, did the dash, changed the core, put most of it back together and drove it around for a while. Next day i put it all back together.
If I didn't tackle it all at once, I'd more than likely lose a couple things in the process or forget the little techniques used to remove something in the first place. I think I'll just use the cheater's way out (using the a/c) for now until I get my exhaust finished.
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: cougarman on December 01, 2005, 09:07:04 PM
Took about two hours to do the one on my 20th, not that bad really.:D
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: Haystack on December 01, 2005, 11:51:01 PM
took me 11 hours in the dead of winter, like 20* outside or less. Did it in the spring and it was a 3 hour job.
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: Ifixyawata on December 02, 2005, 01:06:04 AM
A word to the wise. If you have a column shift, make sure the car is blocked at the wheels. Dropping the column can sometimes shift the car out of park. One time this happened to me and I woke up to find my car about 200 feet from it's original spot across the yard.
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: DakotaEpic on December 02, 2005, 04:34:08 AM
Quote from: cougrrr302
My Heater Core does it too. Still works fine, but the antifreeze boils when it hits the block and you suffocate on the fumes. Anyone know how to fix it? I cant find the leak anywhere, searched for an hour today.
Hmm I had a probelm like that, and it ended up being a cracked timing chain cover.
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: amooset on December 02, 2005, 10:16:09 AM
Well, she's temporarily fixed. The a/c condenser works quite well, I just have to turn the temp all the way down to get any heat :D . Took me about 30 minutes with a belt change as well.
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: SirChirpAlot on December 02, 2005, 11:30:57 AM
Well that reminds me that my heater core is dead in my T bird. Something else to do after i drop the motor in.
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: jimfulco on December 16, 2005, 09:36:25 PM
Wonder if that A/C evaporator trick would work on one with the automatic temperature control. You know, the thing that blinks 75--75--75--75 all day long.
Title: Easy heater core fix
Post by: JaysCat on December 19, 2005, 06:20:20 PM
I have a thread that I would like to share with the people here. The Lincoln website I visit had a thead on how to fix the core leak by using "Bars-stop leak" . Now we all know that this stuff quick fixes radiators, but the guy on the site melts the pellets in hot water then with the core hoses disconnected from the engine, just pours it thru the heater core only. He has had luck with this method in the past. Read the thread, if you are in a jam its worth a try.
Link http://www.lincolnsonline.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=007370
Title: When it rains, it pours.
Post by: Mercoug302 on December 19, 2005, 06:36:02 PM
Yeah I did one in about 3 days. Of course it was the coldest day of the year on the last day. Then of course there was the blend door actuator that went bad on my '98 LSC. Had to fix that on the first snow day of the year (but I had a heated garage so it wasn't too bad).