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Heater Core: New or Re-core |
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HeebieJeebie
AMC Apprentice Joined: Jan/05/2022 Location: Vancouver Status: Offline Points: 53 |
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Posted: Jan/19/2022 at 11:02am |
On a 1974 Gremlin, am I better to buy an after-market heater core, for what seems to be available for under $75, or to have the original one re-cored for probably double the cost. If money is not the subject, what's better for overall heath?
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PROSTOCKTOM
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Like all new things it's probably made in India or China. If I had the option and there is still a full service shop that can re-core around you I would go that route. At least you know it will fit and who knows with an aftermarket unit.
Tom
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Heavy 488
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Maybe it's too simple, but you can also just ask the AMC vendor where the core came from.
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Steve_P
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Last heater core I brought in couldn't be repaired; or at least not without spending hundreds of $ on it. I brought him a later model core that was still good and he put the original tank and date coded plates on that core. It was ~$80 and this was 7-10 years ago. Like alternator and starter repair, radiator shops are scarce these days as repairs are only cost effective on large commercial vehicles where you can't go to Auto Zone.
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