Heater Core

84bluebronco2 · May 21, 2010

I found some coolant dripping down my passenger side firewall... Upon further inspection of that side of the engine and other lines, my heater core is the source of the leak. I got it pulled out (engineering miracle for once). Can i run my bronco with the heater core lines spliced together? I don't care about having heat yet seeing as it is 70+ everyday for the next few months.

Thanks, 84BB2

cammeddrz · May 21, 2010

sure can. just get a double-ended nipple and splice them together

adsm08 · May 21, 2010

Yup, won't be a problem unless you happen to need the defroster for something. If you do, just roll down the windows.

bonedoc · May 22, 2010

Yup, just splice it together...but in all honesty...for the $35 for a new core...just put in a new one and close it up and be done with it. Little tip as I did mine about 4 months ago. Park your truck facing down an incline when you change it, you'll have almost no loss of fluid.

84bluebronco2 · May 23, 2010

Thanks cam, adsm, and bones! I will probably put the core in just because there is no point to pulling it apart twice. Question: Their is a little hole that sticks through the fire wall and is part of the heater box. Is that the air inlet?

bronco_lou · May 23, 2010

84bluebronco2 said:
Thanks cam, adsm, and bones! I will probably put the core in just because there is no point to pulling it apart twice. Question: Their is a little hole that sticks through the fire wall and is part of the heater box. Is that the air inlet?

I would say that is the drain.

Louis

4.0B2 · May 24, 2010

yup its the drain. its an amazingly easy heater core swap. easiest one i've ever done. i think i got my heater core for like $24 at autozone.

AllanD · May 24, 2010

84bluebronco2 said:
I found some coolant dripping down my passenger side firewall... Upon further inspection of that side of the engine and other lines, my heater core is the source of the leak. I got it pulled out (engineering miracle for once). Can i run my bronco with the heater core lines spliced together? I don't care about having heat yet seeing as it is 70+ everyday for the next few months.

Thanks, 84BB2

You are avoiding replacing the EASIEST heater core to replace in the automotive world.

It generally takes longer to explain how to replace it than it does to do it.

Putting a splice in the two lines takes half as long as just replacing it.

And there are "cool" rainy evenings where you'll need it.

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COPPERHEAD85 · May 24, 2010

^What he said X10.
I would put one in for the hell of it.The guy that came up with that setup should get an award.

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