Nah, in that second pic that's just some wood flakes. I was flushing the heater core on a piece of pressed wood so it wouldn't get dirty. I'm going to try the bicycle pump trick too. I got one with a small gauge on it.
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Alright, so I did the bicycle pump trick and took the black wrap stuff off. I got no hissing, no air bubbles, and it looks like the heater core held the pressure. I counted to around 30 sec to call it good each time I got it pumped up. The tests were done with the heater core laying submerged in a big pan of water and pressurized to around 10-15 psi. The gauge on the pump reads in increments of ten so I kept it in between 10-20. I didn't go over 17-18 and also my finger was crammed down in the other tube. If this is supposed to be like finding a hole in a bicycle tire tube, then I'd say it's good...with caution. What do you guys think?
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dunno mang. When I had a leaky one in my car, it clearly showed a fine stream of bubbles coming out of the core. It may have been a bad hose or something, or maybe one of those strange leaks that only happens when its warmed up but either way, I'd put a new one in.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it works
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Just for giggles..this is mine I pulled out today:
I think it has a leak right?~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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