Re: Heater core lets go at 37,500..........need advice.

From: Michael Maskalans (dml@tepidcola.com)
Date: Sat Sep 04 2004 - 16:58:16 EDT


On Sep 4, 2004, at 15:45, Josh Battles wrote:

>
> That's all well and good, but if his warranty expired at 36k miles and
> he's at 37.5k miles and the dealer wants to "customer goodwill" him
> one under warranty, perhaps the tow is worth it. As I found out
> firsthand last winter, a heater core in our trucks can be anywhere
> from $500 - $900 worth of work. I paid about $590 for mine because
> they discounted my job 15% on parts and another 15% on labor. A
> friend in our local dakota club had to pay out almost $1000 for his
> when he had it done.

why would you tow your rig for a blown heater core?

just bypass it..... pull both lines off at the firewall and either
stick them together with a double nipple fitting, or run one back to
the others' fitting on the block.

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Mike Maskalans            <http://mike.tepidcola.com/dodge/>
'84 RamCharger Daily Driver       '98 Dakota under the knife
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