If your rear heater/core was leaking would you... (1 Viewer)

[Ol-Blue]

I can't decide if I should remove and plug off the rear heater or replace it and keep it as stock as possible. I am going for the purist approach so thats the only reason i am on the fence about removing it. I live in Austin, TX so I don't need it by any means but I do appreciate the unmolested idea of the ladder option. Let me know your thoughts.

 

[JohnnyC]

Patch it and put it back

 

[thebigredrocker]

Rear core or front core?

 

[Ol-Blue]

Rear core. Assuming thats what it is since coolant is leaking from the center and not the hoses.

 

[JohnnyC]

One of the seams probably crushed and split ... clean it and solder it

A radiator shop can do it for about $50

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

Fix it and go, I have a spare laying around my garage, just in case the one I’m running starts to leak. Swap em out real quick and fix the leaky one.

 

[SteveH]

Fix and put it back. You may want to run it some day when your truck is overheating and you need to dump heat. I had a shop fix 3 cores for me, for $150. Not all shops will want to work on those 'funny round cores' but I found a guy who was a craftsman and not a button-pusher, and he was happy to do it.

 

[cruiserboy14]

this is good info. I was in the exact same boat.

 

[Ol-Blue]

Okay sweet. Sounds like I will look for a Radiator Shop and get a quote for a repair.

Cheers!