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Anyone change the heater core in an 83?

It's something I've been putting off forever.  Whenever I turn the blower on I smell antifreeze but I'm not losing a significant amount of coolant so I haven't bothered to replace the core yet.  I know I should do it sooner than later but I'm wondering how different the process for an 83 is than for an 85 and up like the writeup on CoolCats.
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Anyone change the heater core in an 83?

Reply #1
I did it twice on an 88 tbird. make sure you buy a good core when you do it. I bought a cheap one and had to do it again the following year
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Anyone change the heater core in an 83?

Reply #2
I just did it in my 84.  Nothing was really to different.

I'll see if I can't dig up the thread.

http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=17375&highlight=heater+core

If you have any more questions feel free to shoot me a PM or whatever.  I'd be more than happy to help.
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