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Chris Hilton
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Victoria
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 04:20 pm, by:  Chris Hilton (Tetsuo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi Guys

Where in Victoria can you get the Heatercore replaced? myne is busted and needs a new one installed.

Also the guy said i can use 'Chemi Weld'. Put it in the coolant and it will fix any cracks in the heatercore.. Anyone used this?

Can anyone suggest a place?

Thanks
Chris
Daniel Lee
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Victoria
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 07:51 pm, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi Chris,

You can get the heater core replace done at Sports & Luxury Cars but it will be expensive job!!

http://www.sportsluxurycars.com.au/
Chris Hilton
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 08:34 pm, by:  Chris Hilton (Tetsuo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey Daniel

Yeh called them up they referred me to another place.

Im looking at 800$ in labor alone. Jesus crist ive never ever used the heater cos the VSV is stuffed.
Daniel Lee
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 09:11 pm, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yep Chris,

They have to take the whole dash out to replace the heater core!!

Have a look at this thread, unless you want to do it your self.

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/284/11788.html
Miles Baker
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 10:49 pm, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If you don't use it, bypass it?
Chris Hilton
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 05:31 am, by:  Chris Hilton (Tetsuo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i bypassed it miles, need it to get a roadworthy..
Jeff Harper
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 07:42 am, by:  Jeff Harper (Jeffh) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Umm, ADR requirements do not need a heater/demister anymore as I seem to recall. Borrow a hair dryer and a 12/240v inverter.
Miles Baker
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 08:09 am, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

RWC in Vic still demands a heater.

Are they actually failing you because the air that comes out is not hot? Bastards.
Miles Baker
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 08:11 am, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HEATER-FOR-BOAT-12-VOLT_W0QQitemZ160153429306QQihZ006QQcategoryZ102818QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

?
Chris Hilton
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 08:27 am, by:  Chris Hilton (Tetsuo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yeh unfortuantly it does.

Ive been told to check behind the glove box (gap) if its actually a line or if its leaking.

Its only a slight leak any way but its constant..
It occured when i had my cooling system flushed, pressurised and a new radiator head installed :s think it would be a line or a crack?
Chris Hilton
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 08:51 am, by:  Chris Hilton (Tetsuo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

where in this pic is the heatercore located? ive looked at alot of pics but cant find it :s

i know its behind the glove box but is it behind that white 'wall'

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/2645/heatercoretl2.jpg

Need to know: Where is the heatercore located exactly?? this would be a great help..
Ryan Rankovic
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 08:14 pm, by:  Ryan Rankovic (Ryan1j) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

my heater has recently died too. after finding out how much it would cost to repair, i decided ill invest in a nice warm jumper next year
Ben Dowdell
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Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 11:50 pm, by:  Ben Dowdell (Ben) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

just a thought guys .....my heater was not working a while ago and i thought it could have been the heater core but it turns out it was the radiator.

My radiator had given up and had more cracks in it than a whore house. This caused a loss of pressure and therefore no water was getting to the heater core.

strangely enough my temp gauge never moved!!! i put that down to being winter and so cold outside etc.

Had radiator fixed and what do you know the heater was cranking again.

just a thought, hope this helps & is a lot cheaper and easier than pulling the dash out.
Shaun Stephenson
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Thursday, September 20, 2007 - 12:03 pm, by:  Shaun Stephenson (Neonasty) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Chris: It IS that white wall. You will have to pull out the entire piece, from the fan (the round section on the far left, to the right side of the transmission tunnel. FUN FUN FUN.

I dont evny you at all.
John Bament
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Victoria
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Monday, October 22, 2007 - 08:42 pm, by:  John Bament (Jobacar) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Chris Hilton wrote on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 - 04:20 pm:




Hi Chris and everyone else,

I've got the same problem with my '89 Celsior and I'm in the Melbourne area. Went to the local UltraTune because the coolant had dropped a little bit and the warning light came on. They had a look and said $2,000 AUD and a week without it for them to fix it!

If anyone knows a good place in the general Melbourne area that has done a replacement on a Celsior/LS400 (*crosses fingers* might take less time if they have done one before?) please let me know.

By the way, the RACV roadside guy told me when I broke down on Sunday that my alternator is stuffed and they won't sell & install the part for me. Looks like I'll need to get a tow to a workshop for that anyway, so someone who can do a good job for the price at the same time would be a bonus.

If it is $800 in labour for a heater core replacement, how much is a heater core part itself? New or second hand?

Responses and reading this are appreciated.

John
Kyle Wathen
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Vic
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 10:58 am, by:  Kyle Wathen (Cspot) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Miles Baker wrote on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - 08:09 am:

RWC in Vic still demands a heater.

Are they actually failing you because the air that comes out is not hot? Bastards.




That seems to be a bit of a grey area.

In the RWC guide it sais:
Vehicles required to comply with demisting provisions (e.g. ADR 15 & licenced buses) must have the neccesary equipment present and operational.

Then when you look at ADR 15...

ADR 15 - Demisting of Windscreen

The function of this Australian Design Rule is to specify requirements for standards for equipment to maintain the windscreen clear of 'Mist' so that driver's 'Forward' vision is not obscured.

This rule ceased to have effect from 1 January 2005.

.00 .01
Miles Baker
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 04:42 pm, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Worth a shot on clarification. I know I asked an RWC tester about this a few months back though and he told me he still tests it. I asked because my Firebird had no heater box in it.
Kyle Wathen
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 06:08 pm, by:  Kyle Wathen (Cspot) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Could probably just show him the latest ADR's so his aware of the changes, and he would let it slide. I see no reason for him to fail it, unless he can back it up with documentary evidence.

Either that or take it to another tester who will most likely pass it
Miles Baker
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 06:15 pm, by:  Miles Baker (Milesb) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah but the text on the website isn't particularly clear if some other ADR has replaced 15 for passenger cars. I have seen the documentation that RWC testers get and it is very detailed.. they know more than we do about the regs.

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