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Old 10-17-2016   #11
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Default Re: Whelp....it's that time for us in the north.

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nope, more of before you pull the dash pad for a chime, verify you need the heater core too.. no sense taking the pad off more than needed
Concur. Too early in the assessment yet. You haven't answered the hoses question yet either
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Old 10-17-2016   #12
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Default Re: Whelp....it's that time for us in the north.

If you smell coolant.
If the smell is in the passenger compartment with windows closed.
If you have a 25 year old heater core.
Then you would be wise to investigate it fully.
I will say again, it is becoming one of the most common repairs that we are making.
Most all customer complaints start out the same way.
" Months ago I started to notice an intermittent coolant odor".

The core costs under $150.00.

Replacing it before it damages all that lives down there would not be a bad choice.
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Old 10-18-2016   #13
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Default Re: Whelp....it's that time for us in the north.

I agree with Marty, ask me how I know......first was the smell of coolant, then the windshield fogged up. I found green streaking of coolant under the passenger side firewall. The heater core is not expensive but it is a job. Thanks to Wazoo group for doing mine last year during one of our maintenance days. It took 10 hours.
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Old 10-18-2016   #14
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Default Re: Whelp....it's that time for us in the north.

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Ok.

So getting at said core is ... quite a project?
Yes Cliff posted up (Dynomite) a how do it from the underside vs. pulling the dash I suggest you look for that thread

The biggest joke in the C4 community is that GM Engineers designed the rest of the C4 around the heater core. Bluntly its a PITA job
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Old 10-18-2016   #15
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Default Changing the Heater Core WITHOUT Pulling the Dash

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Yes Cliff posted up (Dynomite) a how do it from the underside vs. pulling the dash I suggest you look for that thread

The biggest joke in the C4 community is that GM Engineers designed the rest of the C4 around the heater core. Bluntly its a PITA job
Replacing the Heater Core and Heater Hose Connection

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Old 10-18-2016   #16
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Default Re: Whelp....it's that time for us in the north.

I have no clue what hoses they are.

Heater core job it is. Problem is I don't know that I'm terribly qualified for a job that big. Yikes
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Old 10-18-2016   #17
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I have no clue what hoses they are.

Heater core job it is. Problem is I don't know that I'm terribly qualified for a job that big. Yikes
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