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G'day,
I have noticed that coolant is leaking leaking from the heater core. Fogging up my windscreen through the demister vents and now leaking onto floor of the HX ute.
How big a job is it to replace the heater core. After reading GlenPerth's woes. Is it possible to bypass the heater core while I run around getting it repaired or finding a replacement.
Cheers,
Gav.
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yeah you just remove one hose off the engine, take one off the heater and put it where the one you removed from the engine was, so it just like a loop, simple bypass
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It's no big deal to swap the heater core (as long as you don't have air conditioning. I did it on my HQ GTS recently.
Simply unbolt the cover on the firewall in the engine bay and you'll quickly see how easy it is to remove the core.
I bought two n
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Thanks for the tips fellas,
Looked like it was an easy job, until I got reminded Bubba had owned the ute before me!!! How does a couple of bolts sound. Could here the bastard laughing as I attacked this on my own. Miss's had already gone to bed, so con
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What do you mean by a couple of bolts?
Are you referring to the fact that the heater cover is held on by a mixture of screws and bolts.
If so, this is factory standard and is probably a good idea as it would be a bitch to get a screw driver on some
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Not referring to the studs, 2 bolts with nuts inside the firewall have replaced screws. These where near the guard, under the bonnet hinge.
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