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    spectra premium heater core issue ? / anyone recommend a good heater core ?

    which brand ? what metal was it made from ?
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    spectra premium heater core issue ? / anyone recommend a good heater core ?

    let me know if it works when installed , and is it hot , hot heat ? thanks .
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    freeze plug / coolant leak question 72 dart 318

    both above : where can i get these from ? and does anybody know what size i need ? great idea , thanks
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    freeze plug / coolant leak question 72 dart 318

    ok found coolant leak this morning . 72 dart 318 . it is weeping from the back freeze plug passenger side top , at the firewall . i have never dealt with freeze plugs before . how do you get them in and out ? can i get this one out and new one in without taking the motor out ? from the top...
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    spectra premium heater core issue ? / anyone recommend a good heater core ?

    another update . after i returned the aluminum one to autozone , i went and ordered one from advance auto . they showed me a picture of the core before buying and it looked like my original . brass or copper etc. the brand is carquest . so the short story is the one i eventually got ( because...
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    spectra premium heater core issue ? / anyone recommend a good heater core ?

    update : i returned the spectra to autozone . they were cool and gave me my money back . i am going to look for one that is not aluminum , just doesn't make sense to me , aluminum has to be cooler than brass , and i use the car in winter . i will check the temps when i can . though the gauge is...
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    spectra premium heater core issue ? / anyone recommend a good heater core ?

    is the murray brass or copper ? do you get real hot heat ? can't mix the hoses on this one . one hose big , one small .
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    spectra premium heater core issue ? / anyone recommend a good heater core ?

    as far as i know . i did try . i even jacked the front up to get the rad higher than the core . ran it with cap off for awhile . it is possible there was air trapped in the new core . when i had it off , i poured water in it and it seamed like it was having some air pockets inside .
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    spectra premium heater core issue ? / anyone recommend a good heater core ?

    ok , here is what happened so far : last year heater core failed in my 1974 valiant 225 /6 . i picked up a used stock one at carlisle just to get by . which it did get me through the winter , and had hot mega-heat . the kind you got to turn down after awhile . this week the used one pee'd on my...
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    need help RAD REPAIR ? & stripped brass fitting on radiator/trans line 1972 dart 318

    thanks , the vise-grips worked , got it to break free without wrecking anything . radiator shop was able to repair the holes and re-weld the brackets . damage turned out to be caused by a broken motor mount . ( causing the fan to hit the rad . new mount installed , OLD radiator ...
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    need help RAD REPAIR ? & stripped brass fitting on radiator/trans line 1972 dart 318

    ok, so one of the brackets on the radiator got loose from the weld and the whole RAD went into the fan , cutting a bit into the rad causing a hole or holes in the rad . antifreeze shooting out alot . question one is , is this something that can be repaired by a rad repair shop ? and Q #2 is i...
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    NEED HELP finding a lower radiator hose 318 1972 dart

    hi , i cant find a hose .. the parts stores hoses dont fit correctly . HERES what i need help with .. on the car now the water pump end of the hose is bigger than the radiator side of the hose ... the new one i got and others i asked about are the same inside diameter on both ends . also the...
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