hi everyone. I haven't posted in about 4 years but just got another discovery 1
It's a 1995 with 80 k on the clock that looks to be in pretty good shape overall.
Almost the first thing I noticed was the heat control valve is missing and the hose looped back at the engine connections so I assumed a bad heater core , I have no info on this
"repair" so I decided to check the heater core myself. Here is what I did... I made up some garden hose connections to pressurize the core but realizing the higher pressure might just pop it I also connected the outlet to another hose which I connected to a lawn sprinkler in the vard. This lowered the pressure to about 15 psi and also allowed the flow of water thru the core. I ran this test for about 45 minutes while looking for any water under the center console and the foot wells. I'm happy to report the core seems to be in good shape. I also noticed the back side of the carpets have never been wet so I guess
I'll get a heater control valve and see what happens. This story isn't here just because I'm long winded I'd like any input regarding what I might have missed etc.
I'm glad to be back
Gordon
It's a 1995 with 80 k on the clock that looks to be in pretty good shape overall.
Almost the first thing I noticed was the heat control valve is missing and the hose looped back at the engine connections so I assumed a bad heater core , I have no info on this
"repair" so I decided to check the heater core myself. Here is what I did... I made up some garden hose connections to pressurize the core but realizing the higher pressure might just pop it I also connected the outlet to another hose which I connected to a lawn sprinkler in the vard. This lowered the pressure to about 15 psi and also allowed the flow of water thru the core. I ran this test for about 45 minutes while looking for any water under the center console and the foot wells. I'm happy to report the core seems to be in good shape. I also noticed the back side of the carpets have never been wet so I guess
I'll get a heater control valve and see what happens. This story isn't here just because I'm long winded I'd like any input regarding what I might have missed etc.
I'm glad to be back
Gordon