|
Author
|
Topic: I smell anti-freeze inside the car
|
NO MA'AM
¯
Member # 729
|
posted
 
 
Its coming from my dashboard where the AC vent is right by the windshiled. I can actually see air coming out of it when it is cold. Whats happening, and how can I fix it. But most importantly how much is this going to set me back. ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
--------------------
1995 GT vert
2007 Honda Civic Si
Posts: 122 | From: Bay Area | Registered: Jan 2002
| :
|
|
Joshs Ford
¯
Member # 801
|
posted
Sounds to me that if Radiator Coolant is coming into the car, and u can smell/see it. You have a broken Heater Core. This will be very expensive(if that is the problem) to fix, unless you can do it yourself. I know on my 97 F-150 it was 10 hours labor, and I think 6 on my 88 GT. But 94+ cars are gonna be more hours. I would expect about 8 hours of work.
Josh
Posts: 692 | From: San Ramon CA, | Registered: Jan 2002
| :
|
|
JohnB
Tech Moderator
Member # 969
|
posted
Blown heater core...the part is fairly cheap, the labor..that's a different story.
Posts: 6523 | From: Orlando FL/Redding CA | Registered: Mar 2002
| :
|
|
cobraman_1994
¯
Member # 467
|
posted
quote:
Originally posted by JohnB:
Blown heater core...the part is fairly cheap, the labor..that's a different story.
lol, like head gaskets
--------------------
86 GT
Posts: 4882 | From: eldorado hills | Registered: Sep 2001
| :
|
|
NO MA'AM
¯
Member # 729
|
posted
My dad says that its some little radiator underneath the dash board. Or something like that. He says he can cut off a pipe or something. So that the air wont leak into the car. The only side effect is that I wont get any warm AC. Not like if I use it anyway. But is that even possible.
--------------------
1995 GT vert
2007 Honda Civic Si
Posts: 122 | From: Bay Area | Registered: Jan 2002
| :
|
|
Primer GR40
¯
Member # 476
|
posted
your dad is correct except it is a heater core not a little radiator. YOu are still going to have to rip the shit apart to put piping in. if doing that much work just put in a new heater core. Have fun!!!
--------------------
Superdupercharged Cobra
No Transmatic Notch
Posts: 2108 | Registered: Sep 2001
| :
|
|
NO MA'AM
¯
Member # 729
|
posted
I was afraid it could be the heater core. My dad is not the most patient person I know ![[Frown]](frown.gif) .
--------------------
1995 GT vert
2007 Honda Civic Si
Posts: 122 | From: Bay Area | Registered: Jan 2002
| :
|
|
NvrGoFullRetard
CAFords OG
Member # 1633
|
posted
i had mine replaced on my 97 when i had my warranty and it was like $850 and only $100 dollars of that was parts it takes many hours in the sn95 body styles ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
--------------------
"formally 4.6 eatin gm's"
white 97gt n/a 320rwhp/325rwtq
01 sierra rcsb lsx 408 (murdered out)
03 ecsb sierra 6.0 on 22's
2011 Tahoe
Posts: 2759 | From: PITTSBURG/FAIRFIELD | Registered: Aug 2002
| :
|
|
Stimson
_
Member # 51
|
posted
your dad is a smart guy... it actually is a mini radiator... an electric fan blows air across it and pumps the heated air through the vents. You should bypass it since its leaking. On the passenger side of the firewall you'll see two tubes going into the firewall. Go to the harware store and rig something up in the shape of a "U" so the coolant doesn't make it to the heatercore. Its a classic redneck fix for this problem. Welcome to the club
Posts: 2373 | Registered: Jun 2000
| :
|
|
Email this post to someone!
Printer friendly view of this Ford topic
