Radiator repair

[R Mangas]

  Please note, those with leaky cores:  That vapor is _really_ bad for you.
Put in the effort to deal with the problem and maybe you'll avoid some ugly
issues down the road.

  Robert




>From: FJ40Jim at aol.com
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Radiator repair
>Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:49:23 -0500
>
>In a message dated 11/10/2002, CTDiesel at aol.com writes:
> > Thanks for the advice on what to repair as i had intentions of hoses and
>tank
> > and water pump.  I did thermostat last summer.  I have been wondering
>deep in
> > my mind about replacing the heater core since i know its 15 years old,
>but I
> > was told its a huge job!  8 hours of labor at a shop and the entire
>dashboard
> > has to be pulled out.  Anyone know about the work behind R&R a heater
>core?
> > 88 Quantum Syncro.
>
>First, let me add a "me too" to Huw's post re: replacing the 3 rubber rad
>mounts.  I would also recommend replacing the cooling fan thermoswitch
>while it is out of the radiator.
>I just did the heater core in my 4KSQ last week. I could do it in an
>afternoon now, but I spent over a day, because I thought the heater box had
>to be removed.  Turns out that the AC evaporator box just needs to be
>dropped on the floor, then the heater core slides out of a trapdoor on the
>side of the heaterbox.  You will need to discharge & recharge the AC, or
>simply discard the AC in preparation for the turbo swap ;^)
>The core in my car was original, and had been smelling of antifreeze for
>some years now.  Last winter it actually got so bad that it fogged up the
>windows, rather than clearing them, so it had to be changed.  I wonder if
>this was simply a bad core from the factory?  Is this a common failure on
>T81/85 cars?
>
>Thanks,
>Jim Chenoweth
>TLC Performance
>Lancaster Ohio, USA


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