type44 how do i know if i have a heater core leak?

[kbogach]

No, it was not leak at hoses' connection.  It is maybe strange but this
pouring came from the core. I checked the core after removing and found a
very big leak. Probably a whole piece of sealant got loose and eventually
was displaced. Before it only made windows foggy sometime.

Konstantin Bogach.

----- Original Message -----
From: Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com>
To: <JordanVw at aol.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: type44 how do i know if i have a heater core leak?


> You COULD have a leak at the point the heater hoses plug onto the plumbing
> for the core.  Those connections are on the driver side of the heater
core,
> and the leakage could reach the driver footwell, I suppose.
>
>
> At 09:50 AM 02/17/2001 -0500, kbogach wrote:
>
> >I waited until it poured down and whole car was full of steam. Not good
> >idea. Don't wait. Blower motor R&R is a good idea.  According to
sympthoms
> >you described you have pretty clear diagnosis.
> >
> >Konstantin Bogach
> >200tq '89
> >200tqw '89
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: <mailto:JordanVw at aol.com>JordanVw at aol.com
> >>To: <mailto:quattro at audifans.com>quattro at audifans.com
> >>Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 1:08 AM
> >>Subject: type44 how do i know if i have a heater core leak?
> >>
> >>i have been getting a few small drops of coolant in my drivers footwell,
up
> >>towards the accelerator pedal, once in awhile..  sometimes smell a faint
> >>coolant smell when running the heater, but not all the time.   could
this be
> >>the start of a heater core leak?
> >>
> >>would it be a good time to do the blower motor the same time as the
heater
> >>core (blower sticks sometimes) to save on labor time?
> >>TIA
> >>chris
> >>'86 5kT
>