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Swapped a heater core today.....

I have a friend who lives across town who bought an '88 T-Bird for parts (actually,he only wanted the low mileage drivetrain).He said I could have anything I wanted if I'd swap the heater core in his '93 Mustang GT.I said O.K..I got the doors,front fenders,like new trunk carpet,engine harness,and a bunch of little parts (some I have,some are sold....the Bird was crushed afterwards).Anyway.I picked up the Stang yesterday evening and let it sit til this afternoon.I now know I can swap a heater core in a Fox Stang in 3 hours ( I did the Sport's in a little over an hour thanks to Eric's advice and shortcuts),which included running to Autozone for a heater core.Not a bad deal for near perfect doors and fenders and all the misc. pieces I got.Now,there's my little Sunday story I thought I'd share.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Swapped a heater core today.....

Reply #1 –
Nice. I didnt get anything this Sunday, except the usual flak from mom about "did you get all your work done?" LOL  (ugh....)
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #2 –
ill give you an hours labor to do one for me--irv

Swapped a heater core today.....

Reply #3 –
Good deal, Vinnie! But this is the only mistake you made...
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running to Autozone for a heater core

;)

Swapped a heater core today.....

Reply #4 –
Quote from: EricCoolCats;240480
Good deal, Vinnie! But this is the only mistake you made...


;)


I agree.It was his car,and his call on the parts.I was just "paying off" the guy for the parts with my labor.Well worth it to me.I didn't want to get into a conversation about the heater cores and quality.He has another '93 that he drives a lot.He's gonna sell this one,the one I worked on,asap for the money.He needs to unload it.It's a pit of a car.I was sure glad I have a T-Bird after driving that thing.I'll never own a Fox Stang.It's amazing how "cheap" they seem to be.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Swapped a heater core today.....

Reply #5 –
Quote from: irv;240468
ill give you an hours labor to do one for me--irv


I'd do it,but getting the car here from Illinois may be a little costly.LOL.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Swapped a heater core today.....

Reply #6 –
ok
ill bite,,,
no one to this day that i know of has a quicker solution except for the one i never forgot supplied by crystal.

so her process takes way less time, whats your secret.,, and ill share what she said she did several years go.

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Reply #7 –
I don't have a secret,I just followed Eric's instructions.I removed about 12 fasteners,pulled the dash back,pulled the core box back,removed the core,reverse the process,done (For the Bird).The Stang had a few more fasteners to remove,and I had to remove the console,as it attatches to the front of the dash,and the passenger side front seat.No big deal.I read about the Stang core replacement on the Corral,and I think those guys,while trying to be thorough,over complicated the process,as many of the Bird/Cat guys do.It really isn't a bad deal.The first heater core swap I did in an '88 Bird took me 9 hours.I removed the entire dash,went crazy.The second time,on the second Bird took about 6 hours.I talked to Eric,he gave me the simple version of instructions,a little over an hour on the Sport.It's not as bad as it seems when you have the right info.Thanks again Eric.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #8 –
o k-so when do we get this set of instructions or is
it that secret. i may need them someday. mine is still
original . thats why i put a 7# cap on when i bought
the car. all hoses  are original. isuppose they are on
erics site and i am too lazy to go look.--irv

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Reply #9 –
Quote from: irv;240560
o k-so when do we get this set of instructions or is
it that secret. i may need them someday. mine is still
original . thats why i put a 7# cap on when i bought
the car. all hoses are original. isuppose they are on
erics site and i am too lazy to go look.--irv

Here it is.
 
http://www.coolcats.net/tech/troubleshooting/heatercore.html
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #10 –
What Kitz said above.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #11 –
always wanted a family with lots of brothers and sisters.
unfortunately you are all much, much younger. thank you!
--irv:D
did i mention MUCH younger?

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Reply #12 –
Much younger? I thought we were all MUCH,MUCH younger.LOL.LOL. Do I need to talk slower so you can understand? Bwahahahahahaha.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Swapped a heater core today.....

Reply #13 –
You want simple,cut a WHOLE in the firewall,that will do it.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #14 –
I suppose that's true.LOL.

I wish they were as simple as the old '79 Cougar I had.Just open the hood,remove the hoses,a few sheet metal screws,and done.You could literally swap the core in 5 minutes.man,what was Ford thinking when they designed these.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..