Heater core bad?

[HeadUp240]

Okay so there is coolant leaking into my passenger floor and the driverside floor. My car is also overheating. Im guessing because its not holding pressure in the cooling system. My windows are fogging up, etc... the usual heater core symptoms. Any help is appreciated. thanks

[themadscientist]

bingo. You can pull the two hoses on the firewall and connect them together to get the busted heater core out of the loop.

[HeadUp240]

problem solved easy as that? do they simply "connect"?

[themadscientist]

Well you will stop the leak but you will no longer have a heat source to make your heater live up to its name. Not sure how cold NC is about now but that could suck only slightly less than a car that can't be driven at all. They will be two 3/4" hoses running into the firewall likely on the passenger side of the car, mine are on the other side. loosen the clamps and twist them gently to break the rust free and slide them off, if you just yank them they might break. Stick a short section of the right size metal tubing in between them and clamp it tight. Use steel, copper might flex and not seal well. Loop trick finished.

[wmdavis007]

He will need that heater...it was 18 degrees here last night...and colder in Charlotte.

[HeadUp240]

yep it was 5 degrees last night. caused my perfect dash to crack too. i can deal without heat for now at least.

[themadscientist]

I didn't need a heater in my Silvia. It had a stainless header and no carpet, radiant heat FTW!Melted my boy's Nikes