Heater Core

[Grand1]

For my 88 Town car.........

Im gonna try this, and yes, I know there will be a litney of four letter words that may come
close to rival my infantry days in the Marines.

Let me start with, what type\...... Aluminium? / Brand?

Thanks mang

[95_Grand]

Holy hell, good luck to you you brave soul!

[Mainemantom]

I have used the Four seasons brand. Whatever brand you use, have it pressure tested before you install it.

[Grand1]

Presure Charge, check

BTW, I have some telltale signs...fogging windshield, sometimes a whiff of antifreeze through vents

[Rodentkiller]

You have more guts than me doing a heater core R n R on a Panther class car.

[mrltd]

I can do the swap in less than 2 hours. Its not that bad. Mustangs with AC are much worse.

I use whatever the local rad hop sells me, he pressure tests them and puts a bit more solder on the inlet/outlet.

[Grand1]

Sorry fellas...whats R and R?

[Mainemantom]

Remove and replace. If you have done one before, not a real big job. Do you have a Ford factory shop manual for the TC ? If not ,I would suggest getting one. Check Ebay.

[Grand1]

Thank you for the nomenclature, and showing my newbie(ess)

[BuffaloRider]

I'll be tackling the heater core in my 90 grand marquis pretty soon. I'm hoping that I'm just seeing it as being more complicated than it is. My biggest fear is that I'll crack something, strip some threads, drop an important screw, or not remember how to put it back together correctly. I figure if I just move slow and steady, stay focused, follow instructions, be extremely thorough, and label every screw, nut, clip, bolt, or what not that I remove then I should be fine.

I just grabbed my heater core from rock auto, aluminum for sure. Should I really have it pressure tested before I put it in brand new? Like at a radiator shop or something?

[miamibob]

I can do the swap in less than 2 hours. Its not that bad. Mustangs with AC are much worse.

I use whatever the local rad hop sells me, he pressure tests them and puts a bit more solder on the inlet/outlet.

Too bad we're too far away - I'd have you do my 87 and 95 GM's!! Bobby

[88T5TC]

I just did the one in my 88 TC, look up the video on youtube about 20 min long or so gives heads up on screw locations and such. I had 2 screws at base of windshield I had to grind off and replace but it wasnt as bad as people make it seem little over 2hrs I think.

[fmansfield444]

I did one in my 85 vic about a month ago, different dash but it took me about 3 hours. Be very careful though, my dash (behind wood trim) was very brittle and cracked around 3 or 4 screw holes so I need to replace that now.

Just be easy with the plastic parts and don't try to force anything. Also I like to flush the radiator when putting a new core in.

Good luck!

[sxcpotatoes]

My dad, who sold L/M + used for 33 years was saying that Sables/Taurus you can make quick work of a heater-core job by removing the glovebox. Don't know if it's applicable to our cars, he's heard you have to tear apart half the dash usually to get it. Dunno how many hours are listed in the Chiltons.

[mrltd]

All you have to do on our cars is drop the entire dash. And not ruin the gear indicator. It's not too bad. Though I've done at least 20 of them.