Cooling Questions 95 Mustang

[Roushinator]

I am upgrading my entire cooling system in my car. I have so far Fluidyne Radiator, Canton Overflow, Upgraded Water Pump, new hoses, 180 Thermostat, etc... Anyway my first questions is...

The water pump comes with a paper gasket. The instructions say to apply silicone to both sides of the gasket and install. Should i do this or get rid of the paper gasket and just go with silicone?

Second.... My heater core went out today. Oh well i will change that out as well. So who has done this and how hard is this? I know it is buried in the dash somewhere.

[01roushstg1]

when my heater core went out on my trans am I had it was under dash and was put together with screws and bolts. Make sure that you put a towel on the floor board if you do the heater core it can get messy good luck

[Mustanger]

The WHOLE dash has to come out for the heater core! Plus I believe the freon charge has to be removed...a real pain in the butt to do this job!! Very expensive at a dealer...

I live in fear of this happening on mine someday...good luck & keep us posted on how it goes.

[Roushinator]

Originally Posted by Mustanger

The WHOLE dash has to come out for the heater core! Plus I believe the freon charge has to be removed...a real pain in the butt to do this job!! Very expensive at a dealer...

I live in fear of this happening on mine someday...good luck & keep us posted on how it goes.

Well i might be okay. When i popped the hood i saw water leaking from one of the hoses that run to the fire wall (hard to tell which one with the intake in the way). I guess possibly the leak from that hose ran through the fire wall and in to the car. The carpet was a little wet and not drenched like it would be if the core leaked directly into the car. I can get those new hoses and see if that fixes the issue. If not i will have to see how much the reapair is and then decide if i really need a heater.

[tjm01]

Sounds like one of the HC pipes are cracked or rotted through.

I didn't think the ac had to be discharged to remove it though.

[Roushinator]

Originally Posted by tjm01

Sounds like one of the HC pipes are cracked or rotted through.

I didn't think the ac had to be discharged to remove it though.

So Tom when can you make it down here to fix it for me?

Are you talking about a inside or under the hood?

[tjm01]

lol

More than likely it would be on the inside. The tubes come off the side (facing steering wheel) and bend back through the firewall. If I recall correctly the tubes come through a foam material on the firewall that protect leaking from the engine compartment into the passenger compartment.

I have to replace mine this winter also.

[Roushinator]

Originally Posted by tjm01

lol

More than likely it would be on the inside. The tubes come off the side (facing steering wheel) and bend back through the firewall. If I recall correctly the tubes come through a foam material on the firewall that protect leaking from the engine compartment into the passenger compartment.

I have to replace mine this winter also.

It was a major leak comming from one of those hoses. I was leaking all over the headers. Like i said the carpet was slightly damp not drenched. So i am hoping it is just the hoses on the outside. So sometime today/tomorrow i will take those hoses off and hope for a craked hose and not a cracked HC pipe.

[Roushinator]

I think these are the hoses i need to replace if the heater core tubing is not cracked. Hopefully i have a set of them in my other kit.