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ksilvia · 02-04-2002, 07:26 AM

i have a leak and antifreeze is all over my floor

v8killer · 02-04-2002, 07:32 AM

Heater core is shot..when they get older, they sometimes can crack at the seam where the inlet/outlet is...you can have them fixed or get yourself a new one, (I'd suggest a new one though) just don't drive the car until then! (obviously)

ksilvia · 02-04-2002, 07:35 AM

how hard is it to replace

S13Grl · 02-04-2002, 09:51 AM

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wherezmytofu · 02-04-2002, 09:59 AM

very very easy,

1. drain it
2. unbolt, un clamp, pull back all tubes,pipes exc
3. replace with new or used
4. put everything back on

tips:
1.mark with tube,pipe blach goes with which hole
2. it's really a no brainer but takes TIME

*Jeff240sx* · 02-04-2002, 11:54 AM

Or you could just bypass the heater core, and it would be cheaper and easier...
-Jeff

*transient* · 02-04-2002, 12:32 PM

mmm, a bypass is really just a temporary fix. It's not often that I need it in the 240, but I like to have heat if I do.

*Jeff240sx* · 02-04-2002, 02:46 PM

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Heater core is shot..when they get older, they sometimes can crack at the seam where the inlet/outlet is...you can have them fixed or get yourself a new one, (I'd suggest a new one though) just don't drive the car until then! (obviously)
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That highlighted part was the reason I gave the temporary fix. Also, in my corvette, a heater core was $250 and it was located under the glovebox, and was another $200 in labor to get to. I have no idea on the prices for a 240sx, but if it is something that Ksilvia had to save up for, he sould be able to drive the car, and you can pay a mechanic like $20 to bypass the heater core while you save.
-Jeff

240racer · 02-04-2002, 08:30 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i have a leak and antifreeze is all over my floor

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do you mean the floor of your garage or your car, everybody assumed car, but if it was you garage, we have to start over :-)

crazycuban · 02-04-2002, 10:17 PM

oh man, thats funny...i was reading and was like "wtf?  if its inside, why would it be on the floor"...then i realized that white people actually use floor the RIGHT way...i'm used to hearing floor for the inside of my house, the lawn, the garage...pretty much anything u step on...

02-04-2002, 07:32 AM	#2
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02-04-2002, 07:26 AM	#1
ksilvia Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have a leak and antifreeze is all over my floor

02-04-2002, 07:35 AM	#3
ksilvia Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	how hard is it to replace

02-04-2002, 09:51 AM	#4
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 44 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	#Moderation Mode <a href="http://www.zilvia.net/forums/cgi-bin/topic.cgi?forum=2&topic=1828" target="_self">Moved here</a>

02-04-2002, 09:59 AM	#5
wherezmytofu BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,873 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	very very easy, 1. drain it 2. unbolt, un clamp, pull back all tubes,pipes exc 3. replace with new or used 4. put everything back on tips: 1.mark with tube,pipe blach goes with which hole 2. it's really a no brainer but takes TIME

02-04-2002, 11:54 AM	#6
Jeff240sx I hate you too... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tampa, FL Age: 42 Posts: 5,828 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Jeff240sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Or you could just bypass the heater core, and it would be cheaper and easier... -Jeff

02-04-2002, 12:32 PM	#7
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	mmm, a bypass is really just a temporary fix. It's not often that I need it in the 240, but I like to have heat if I do.

02-04-2002, 02:46 PM	#8
Jeff240sx I hate you too... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tampa, FL Age: 42 Posts: 5,828 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Jeff240sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from v8killer on 9:32 am on Feb. 4, 2002 Heater core is shot..when they get older, they sometimes can crack at the seam where the inlet/outlet is...you can have them fixed or get yourself a new one, (I'd suggest a new one though) *just don't drive the car until then! (obviously)* </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> That highlighted part was the reason I gave the temporary fix. Also, in my corvette, a heater core was $250 and it was located under the glovebox, and was another $200 in labor to get to. I have no idea on the prices for a 240sx, but if it is something that Ksilvia had to save up for, he sould be able to drive the car, and you can pay a mechanic like $20 to bypass the heater core while you save. -Jeff

02-04-2002, 08:30 PM	#9
240racer Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Minneapolis, MN Age: 46 Posts: 574 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i have a leak and antifreeze is all over my floor </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> do you mean the floor of your garage or your car, everybody assumed car, but if it was you garage, we have to start over :-)

02-04-2002, 10:17 PM	#10
crazycuban Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 526 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	oh man, thats funny...i was reading and was like "wtf?  if its inside, why would it be on the floor"...then i realized that white people actually use floor the RIGHT way...i'm used to hearing floor for the inside of my house, the lawn, the garage...pretty much anything u step on...