heater core?
 

how hard is it to replace the heater core in a 85 mustang? mine just whent out today.

and about how mutch dose one cost?

it's a one eyed one horned flying purple muther fukker with pain pudding on top. Takes the average joe a couple days.

Cost... couple hundred for the parts.

are you being sarcastic or is it realy that hard?

its a tedious job. lotsa crap has to get outta the way for it to come out.

I believe its basically behind your dash/glove box area. So you basically have to remove the entire dash to access it.

$200 part = $1200 labor!

Yeah... it's a little of both but I was being funny not sarcastic. Sheesh.

It's not actually hard, hell it's just turnin' screws but it's definitely tedious and uncomfortable. I'll bypass mine if it ever pops.

i just set the radiator cap to the loos seting and now it dosnt leak and i still have my heater, its cold here. i will try to replace it when i can aford the $40 for a new one.

Radiator cap "loose" setting? ummm, you mean open...its either open or closed other than the "vent" position...you shouldnt be driving with it like that...its just to release pressure so the cap doesnt blow off when removing it if the engine is still warm.

ya i cant spell but you new what i ment. today is the last day i am going to drive it untel i get it fixed. i had to drive it today my wife needed the other car. will driving it like that make problems?

not really, I was letting you know you shouldn't drive around with the rad cap half on.

will it make problems? well sure it will...if the cap is half on then you will have a coolant leak at the cap. Also, there isn't supposed to be air in the system, so running the motor with a compromised seal in the system will introduce air...not good. can cause overheating.

hopfuly ill have it fixed by next weekend till then i just have to make it home from work tonight.

cool. good luck w/ it.

85/86 cars were easier then 87+ cars i do beilive. i just did one in my 87. a real ford heater core was $50 and it took my sunday to get the dash out, cut the box open, swap them out, then i sealed it back up. put it all back together monday evening. i wasnt really in a hurry though.