Hilderbrand1983
Well-Known Member
I've got a couple of embarrassing questions today (that is, ones I should know the answer to, but since I had a hard week in the office my brain isn't working well). Here's one for this portion of the forum.
I'm continuing to disassemble my 1967 Dodge Dart 270 (225cid L6 w/o AC) for a respray and rebuild. I decided to take apart the heater box to check the heater core. It looks good, but I wanted to test it for leaks. I filled it up with tap water, plugged the two copper lines with my hands, and slowly moved it around in all sorts of angles. Not a single drop! Pretty good for a fifty year old heater core!
When I poured the water out, though, it had a ton of rust in it. Should I just go ahead and spend the $40 to get a new heater core, or is the OE one still good?
(It makes sense to get a new one, to my mind, but I wanted to check. Again, my brain ain't workin' so hot right now.)
I'm continuing to disassemble my 1967 Dodge Dart 270 (225cid L6 w/o AC) for a respray and rebuild. I decided to take apart the heater box to check the heater core. It looks good, but I wanted to test it for leaks. I filled it up with tap water, plugged the two copper lines with my hands, and slowly moved it around in all sorts of angles. Not a single drop! Pretty good for a fifty year old heater core!
When I poured the water out, though, it had a ton of rust in it. Should I just go ahead and spend the $40 to get a new heater core, or is the OE one still good?
(It makes sense to get a new one, to my mind, but I wanted to check. Again, my brain ain't workin' so hot right now.)