[urq] Great day yesterday got the"nice-car-thumbs-up-into-a-hang-loose" sign from a kid....

[Schaible, David]

I replaced my core last year and agree w/ dennis, accessing & sliding
out the core was easy hose attachements were difficult...i think I
resorted to a heat gun to get the hoses extra soft and workable, I was
forewarned to make sure you get a similar heater core, I used audi spec.
but someone had to do the job twice because he got a cheapo core that
didn't have the heat exchange capacity (not enough fins) to work
well.....that might have been in a different model though.....urq's are
not known for not generating enough heat.....i use my heater core as a
aux radiator sometimes when she gets beat on in the heat of summer......

You also should develop a film on your windscreen when you crank the
defrost....thats' a good test 



David Schaible
 

 
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM [mailto:mtsea at prodigy.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:11 AM
To: urq at audifans.com
Subject: [urq] Great day yesterday got
the"nice-car-thumbs-up-into-a-hang-loose" sign from a kid....

driving a beat up Acura Legend. I returned the secret cool sign with a
simple nod followed by a twist-of-the-wrist-wave. However, thruoghout
the course of the day I noticed a slight whiff of antifreeze inside the
car. Could not find a leak anywhere under the car or in and around the
hoses and radiators. My guess is the heater core, seeing you can smell
it inside but not really outside. any BTDT's? I cannot believe that the
urq has a cracked head or gasket for that matter. I would think if the
fan stopped working or the thermostat was stuck the car would boil over
first (yes i have yet to install a temp guage) like my 90 90 20vq did
this passed july when the fan came unpluged by accident. Thanks Mike C
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