SpinnerMan wrote:The Duck Hammer wrote:SpinnerMan wrote:The Duck Hammer wrote:SpinnerMan wrote:[quote="Rick"]Sounds like you might want to spend it swapping out that heater core.
He should just bypass it. Who needs a heater? Spring is around the corner anyways.
I did this with my first car when the heat core crapped out about this same time of year. I knew I was going to college in the fall and couldn't take a car. I ended up selling it to my Uncle that fall. I told him it had no heater, which he was fine with until about January
Can't do that on an 08 ford. I work with a ford mechanic. Said all the antifreeze runs through the core. Gotta loop the lines.
Exactly, not plug, but bypass it
No idea if you can actually do it on yours. Mine was very simple. One hose in and one hose out. Took the one off and disconnected the other from the heater and closed the loop.
Mechanic said it was a cluster ****. He doesn't even want to try it and with my tract record of tearing **** up I'm not getting the go ahead.
Got to love newer cars. My wife's car battery died a little while back. No problem. Pop the hood. OK where the fuck is the battery. I'm not much of a mechanic, but I know there is a battery some where, but I'll be damned if I can find it. I pull out the manual. Absolutely nothing about the battery. I finally found via internet search that it's actually under the floor behind the passenger seat. Don't know why I didn't think to look there
I blew a fuse in my truck a few years back. Found the fuses, right where you would expect them. OK, every fuse is good.
I'm reading the manual, and I'm confused. Then I figured it out. There are TWO fuse boxes. Why? Who the hell knows? Find the other one. Find the failed fuse and replace it.[/quote]
My moms car is the same way. Somebody asked for a jump one time and I said sure. Pop the hood, no battery in sight. Looks at the guy and said your SOL.