[Gronzo]

Just wanted to say thanks to Eagle and everyone on hee for their help and advice. By the way if this ever happens again I am paying the shop the 550!!! That job sucked!!!

Anyway someone on hee had some advice on grounding the core... Anyone know where that is? I thought there were pictures and some instructions...

Oh also anyone know a good book or step by step for body work and paint?

Thanks
Gregg

[90 stock stang]

I have read and been told that the heater core in these cars is a pain to change. My 1990 gt was already changed when I bought the car. My first foxbody was a 1988 4cyl LX and it did go bad when I still owned the car. I do a lot of my own work but that was one job I did not want to do so my friends father who is like a second father to me replaced it for the cost of the part plus $40 in labor he even wrote cheap labor on the recipt. Talk about a good deal.

[79stangghia]

I did that in my 79 once, never again.

I always love how when you get done with a job there are always extra nuts and bolts.

[ruthless351]

Originally Posted by 79stangghia

I always love how when you get done with a job there are always extra nuts and bolts.

Aint that the truth!!!!!! I hate doing those cores. I would like more info on grounding the cores. I unhook the battery when she goes in storage.......hoping that slows the electrolisis(sp).

[ruthless351]

nevermind........double post. Feel free to delete this post

[EagleAutosports]

$550?? Jeez. I know it's a PITA job to do but not that much. Hope someone helps out on this grounding the core business.

[adabiri2]

Look in my threads or post i have something on it.

I just used a hose clamp,

stripped one side of a piece of wire and ran through fire wall,

wrapped it around clamp,

and then clamped to either heater core tube- right before I reassembled dash.

Take the other side of wire and ground it in engine compartment(skuff paint down to metal at location)


Google it also, I found some pics somewhere( Google pics can help alot)

[mnjarhead]

adabiri2 is right. As long as your touching metal to metal (i.e. core to engine block or frame) you've got a ground. You could just strip a long enough piece of wire and tie a knot around the core if you wanted to. However, a hose clamp, or better yet, solder, will give you a much better connection. That way any charge that the coolant may pick up will discharge to ground and slow the corrosion.

[MizzouMike76]

Pay yourself the $550, you earned it!

[blackho]

Oh no you guys are really scarin me. I've got to change mine as soon as we get some warmer weather here. I'm just glad its not a daily driver so there's no hurry.