Jim Galloway
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- June 20, 2001
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- City, State
- Stuart, Fl
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- Explorer 93 XLT
My heater core went about a week ago and I tried to get by with just keeping my vents closed and windows opened and refilling the coolant every now and then, but the smell is overwhelming. I know it is not thing to replace the heater core, but I have very limited time. So, I just clamped the inlet and outlet hoses to the core near the firewall and that solved the problem for now; no fluid is getting to the core so I no longer have a leak.
Other than losing the option to heat the car (no problem since I live in Florida), can this solution cause me any problems? In other words, will the coolant still circulate freely through the rest of the engine now that i have bypassed the heater core? I have been running it like this for a week (no more than 50miles at a time) and so far have had no troubles with high temps or overheating.
Thanks for you input.
Other than losing the option to heat the car (no problem since I live in Florida), can this solution cause me any problems? In other words, will the coolant still circulate freely through the rest of the engine now that i have bypassed the heater core? I have been running it like this for a week (no more than 50miles at a time) and so far have had no troubles with high temps or overheating.
Thanks for you input.