Re: 405DL Heater Control - replacing auto control w/ manual

Brian J White (bwhite@pacificwest.com)
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 08:55:59 -0800

That's it.....heater core. Took about 3 months for mine...which started
as a faint smell of coolant in the passenger compartment....to become a
full failure.

The new heater core isnt expensive.....but the labor is.. <G>

At 09:46 AM 1/12/99 -0500, Steve Leung wrote:
>Bob,
>
>I think I smell antifreeze in my 89 405 DL along with a slow decrease in
>coolant level. Hope it's not the heater core. It's been a while since I
>stripped the heater out of a 405DL parts car. As I remember, it was
buried in
>there. Even though I have a good spare, I don't look forward to the job.
>What are some of the other leak spots to check in the 405 cooling system?
>
>Steve
>
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>> presslaff/bruce (yaleav@autobahn.mb.ca)
>> Mon, 11 Jan 1999 23:40:59 -0600
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>> >Is this problem endemic with 89 model 405s?
>> >My 92 mi16 has been fairly reliable.. knock on the plastic dash.
>> >At 75,000 miles I've replaced the clutch (my driving), water pump (under
>> >warranty) and the cable going into the starter (seemingly a common
malais on
>> >the mi).
>> >That's it.. I've neber been left stranded.
>> >
>> >Renato
>> >
>> They all have the same heater.....stay tuned your number is coming up.
>> I hope you have been changing your anti freeze because the heater cores are
>> very thin
>> aluminum and they spring leaks when old anti freeze allows the alumionum to
>> eat itself.
>>
>> Bob
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