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SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

SnakeEyeSS

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:wtf::nopity::D:fume:

 

Alright, you guys have seen the pic of the car....seriously, it was a decent deal for 20K, so I knew they'd be something wrong, little things ya know......so I've repalced the window crank handle, a interior light was fading, and teh headlights' needed hoses......and the heater didn't work....

 

so that looks like all the "big" issues, not bad at all, all easy cheap stuff.. 3 down, heater core to go. I got off early today(well, at the 8hr mark, that is early for me!) so I decide to bypass the heater core so I can still drive ir w/o a leak. DOH one hose is 3/4, one is 5 /8 so I can't bypass directly useing the installed things, cause the diameter on the hose and adpator thing on the manifold are different sizes.......but wait.....why didn't any anti-frreze come out of the hose? and what is.......

 

some dork had stuffed a bolt in the hose blocking teh heater core (in tube?) trying to stop the coolant from getting to the core........so it looked normal, but didn't leak.whcih means that coolant wasn't circulating properly. I'm suprised I didn't boil-over all the time, thanks must go to the electric fan and aluminum radiator.......

 

but anyway, you THINK the people at Ventura Classics, in Tulsa, OK would have at least mentioned that.....

 

oh and BTW, the engine spec sheet they promised me when I bought the car in decembder? haven't gottwn it yet, so I bet I'll never know what cam it has.

 

I went ahead and ordered a SS steering wheel badge also, the only badge it was missing to "look" like a true RS/SS.....remember it's originally just an RS car....

 

now only differnce is a 12 bolt and front discs, which that other thread states I'll be addressing in teh future.

 

:mad::D:D:bs:

Halen5150 Enthusiast

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Man! Sorry to hear about your troubles. Yeah, that is a load of bs. The 8 hr mark is early for me, too! Good luck with your future mods to the car, and please keep us updated.

facn8me Senior Enthusiast

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Water does not have to flow thu the heater core. Many many cars have a heater control valve that shut off hot water to the heater core to aid in A/C performance. Sorry to hear about the luck. You probally should have had someone who knows about cars look at it before you bought it. They might have found that and you could have gotten it fixed. Especially for $20k Oh well it's still a nice ride. A heater core shouldn't be too bad to replace though. I would imagine $200 or so to have it done.

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

SnakeEyeSS

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Water does not have to flow thu the heater core. Many many cars have a heater control valve that shut off hot water to the heater core to aid in A/C performance. Sorry to hear about the luck. You probally should have had someone who knows about cars look at it before you bought it. They might have found that and you could have gotten it fixed. Especially for $20k Oh well it's still a nice ride.  A heater core shouldn't be too bad to replace though. I would imagine $200 or so to have it done.

 

 

 

 

 

no way!!! have you looked in the Auto Trader lately? a car like this is running around 22-24K.

 

don;t get fooled by the ones for 20Kish ones in there, I looked at some of them they are "nasty customized", or are so personalized they don't appeal to many. which is another reason even though he wouldn;t coe off the price I was still gonna pay up.

 

and a mechanic wouldn't have found this, because mechanic's don't take apart heater core lines, looking for bolts stuff in. Plus, I know plently about cars, I've actually taught mechanic's some things about cars. LOL. not that I know more than them, I just know quite a bit. This is a non-A/C car, and wouldn't have a shut off, which means the coolant might not have been flowing "full circle".

 

and I've already got the part on the way, Classic is having a sale, it cost me 55 bucks WITH the new SS emblem for teh steering wheel!

 

I love old cars, took like 15 minues have the old core hosing disasselbmled and I've never done a 69 camaro before.

facn8me Senior Enthusiast

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Napa has a heater core for $35.

Also a disinterested party may have turned on the heater to see if it worked. Hence no heat because of the bolt.

I don't mean to offend I'm sure your camero is worth what you paid. I recently sold a 69 convertable firebird that was 100% original just needed work. I got it for near nothing and don't really care for cars without full frames. So I sold it. I am well aware what people will pay for cars and what condition they may be in. :D:fume::mad: I made a killing on that bird.

 

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I'm just waitin for you to want to play with it. :wtf::nopity:

Black02Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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Oh the life of owning a classic ride. At least your heater core is easy to change. Mine in the 65 Impala isn't so easy with all the AC stuff under the dash as well. At least yours is not all in primer with no interior like my Impala. Been that way for, ooohh 15 years now. Just don't have the cash flow to work on it and to do it right. If it isn't a new house, then it is adding a garage, one thing after another. One day it will be done and hopfully look as good as yours.

For now I have to go back into the Jetta, the rings never seated after I rebuilt it and so out comes the pistons again to see what is wrong. I really miss and need that 45mpg right now.

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

SnakeEyeSS

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Napa has a heater core for $35.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm trying to stick with all OER/OEM on this as much as possible....

 

I just wish I would find a stock ticker like thing to watch the car's value appreciate.......hehe, car that's APPRECIATE are sweeeeeeeeeet!

Wingnut Senior Enthusiast

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Please proofread posts and the proper gramatical corrections before posting.

 

 

 

 

 

It's spelled "grammatical".

 

-10 points.

 

 

For being a pot and calling the kettle black.

 

-10 points.

 

 

You get a B- :cheers:

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

SnakeEyeSS

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got the new heater core today, it's in, all I got to do is tighten the screws....got side tracked by the calssic catalog....ooooooo

 

also got my Conforti Chip for my Bimmer....waiting to empty the tank......oooooooo

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