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Topic: Heater Core care

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Heater Core care

Posted: 4/21/05 6:03am Message 1 of 11
windrider1200
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I'm putting my BB back together again, and since I'm only going to drive it in warmer weather, I don't intend to reconnect the heater hoses.  I still plan to leave the heater hoses connected to the heater core.  My question is anyone have any thoughts on the best way to prevent any corrosion while it's not connected.

Flush & drain the core totally, and leave dry?

Flush and refill with distilled H2O?

Flush and refill with antifreeze mix and plug hose ends?

 

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Heater Core care

Posted: 4/21/05 8:28am Message 2 of 11
knotacare
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Vette(s): 1968 Conv, 454HO,500HP-600TQ, TKO-600,3:70 HD rear,hotrod air, custom paint & suspension,1973 Ruby Red,T-top, 383 Stroker, TK)-500,frame off restro, 1967 Dodge Coronet, 340 stroker to 406, Dana 60

I would use a mixture of antifreeze & water...fill from bottom hose & seal ends

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Heater Core care

Posted: 4/22/05 4:35pm Message 3 of 11
Eddie 70
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Vette(s): 1970 Vert Both Tops Kiesler 5 Speed Steeroids Rack and Pinion Stayfast Convertible Top
I have wondered about this when I read about folks putting in a heater core shut off valve. I mostly wondered if coolant just setting in there and not moving is going to be doing some kind of damage.

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Heater Core care

Posted: 4/22/05 5:03pm Message 4 of 11
knotacare
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I was a boater for many years & every year I flushed my engine with fresh water then mixed a 50/50 mixture of antifreeze & water and filled the system. Sometimes the engine ( Chrysler Marine 318 V8) sat for 6-8 months, but when I checked & started it everything was always fine. I never had  the exhaust manifold corrosion problem that alot of my friends experienced. So I would have to say that air is the problem not the coolant.

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Heater Core care

Posted: 4/22/05 5:17pm Message 5 of 11
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Oxygen is not your car's friend. That's what causes the rust (oxidation) with just a little water or even condensation. A water-gygol mix filled to the top will minimize rusting.
Flush annually for best results.


 
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Posted: 4/24/05 6:47pm Message 6 of 11
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Just like when a piece of metal is rasied from the water after 100's years and soon as it hits air it corrodes...


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Posted: 4/25/05 6:27am Message 7 of 11
StreetShark
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Heater shut off valves?  Do you put one in both lines?  Since I read so much about interior heat problems, this sounds like a simply fix to one of the greatest sources of heat.


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Posted: 4/25/05 3:03pm Message 8 of 11
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I have just completed this tast and I am very pleased with the result so far . check out this site http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/joeveto/Hot_Water_Shut-Off. shtml runamuck38467.6292361111


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Heater Core care

Posted: 4/25/05 3:53pm Message 9 of 11
Eddie 70
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Love the hot water shut off valve idea. I especially like the air bleed in the valve. That should help with refilling the system along with a couple of small holes in the thermostat. 


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Posted: 4/25/05 4:08pm Message 10 of 11
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I put one in just like that the last time I flushed the cooling system. I used one of those Prestone back flushing kits, so as long as I cut the hose for that anyway - I put in the shut off valve when I was done.

It works and does make a difference.

 




 

 

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