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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 7:42 pm Post subject: Best brand for heater core |
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I don't trust my old heater core so I'm not going to put it back in the car. It looks fine on the outside but who knows what it looks like inside. Went down to the auto store and I was really disappointed with what they had. Total Chinese junk. So the question is who makes a good heater core that I don't have to worry about leaking in the future? |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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Since you don't need one right away why not use RockAuto?
Bear in mind that it is all but illegal to build heater cores in this country (at least in the way it's usually done) so you are pretty much limited to Mexico or China. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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Rock Auto sells the same junk. Apparently getting a well built heater core is not easy. |
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Twilightoptics Hardcore (12sec Club)
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 9191 Location: Auburn , WA
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Gm? _________________ A redline a day keeps the carbon away! |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:50 am Post subject: |
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Rumor has it that NAPA has a fully braised piece built in Mexico. |
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chevymad Master B
Joined: 11 Jan 2004 Posts: 5474
1987 Pontiac Formula
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:09 am Post subject: |
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Some of the napa ones will be aluminum now. Even if the original app had soldered brass. You won't know till you get it. Anything built in the last couple years is going to be aluminum. They've pretty much outlawed lead solder. |
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QwkTrip 11sec Club
Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 3942 Location: Peoria, IL
1989 Pontiac Firebird
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Dropped off the heater core, evaporator, and condenser at what's supposed to be a really good shop here in town. We'll see what they come up with. |
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