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Pontiacanada


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Just watch the size. If you have your's out, compare it to the new one at the parts desk. Both Geoff (03cts Sport) who owns a '66 Beaumont, and I got given smaller than original heater cores by parts suppliers.

... also specify whether your car has, or has not got AC when ordering.

You can always price out a re-core and compare it to a repro. part's price. I always like the idea of re-cores.


 



-- Edited by Pontiacanada on Thursday 18th of July 2013 11:41:31 AM

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what  is  the  best thing  to  do  ?

buy  a new  unit (  that could be cheap quality ) 

 

or  have  mine  rebuilt 

 

dont  really  care  if  there is  like  a 20 $   difference  between   A  or  B

 

thanks 



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i just bought one for my 69 skylark 35 bucks new

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i just want the unit to last , sometimes the new stuff now a days is built so cheap , maybe i prefer getting mine recored

i will check the suppliers prices and take mine out ( i am refering to the Bel Air ) and mesure it to compare and get the right size

i will check with a local radiator shop to have an idea to see how much they charge

but if i can be shure about a new one ( quality wise ) i t would be easier ot get a new one

sometimes the old stuff is worth rebuilding , because it s old stuf !!

we all know about the new stuff ....................

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1967  BEAUMONT   2 DOOR  POST  ALL NEW  283

1965  CHEV  BEL AIR   230   3 SPEED

I LIKE THEM PLAIN , I LOVE BENCH SEATS , POVERTY CAPS,NO TRIM.

I HAVE  THIS THING  FOR  A 4 DOOR 65  BISCAYNE  6 CYL  STD  DONT KNOW  WHY ?

 

 
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depends where your's is leaking?? most likely from the core,, then it is starting to rot. new is the way to go.

I've fixed many a core and rad, it is a judgement call. I test mine on air at 15 psi for a week if I can , before reinstalling.. made some adapter pieces to do this , tee with a gauge and a shrader valve to get air in.

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Ya, I ordered a '64 Impala non-AC one (for my '64 Parisienne) at NAPA and it turned out to be almost 2" shorter in length confuse(it still would have fit by rejigging the housing ... which I didn't want to do).

I ordered another one from a internet Chevy parts supplier and it was the right size.

Since then, I've bought another original, unused one, in with a bunch of other '64 parts, and had it pressure-tested at a rad shop. It is perfect, and is much better looking than the aftermarket one (not that you'll ever see it).





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Have to watch the recore stuff too.

Make sure what you get back is the same size as what you sent in.....off a quarter of an inch sometimes could make

a struggle to put it back in place.

Measure before you recore.



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