Heater Core Damaged?

[Reedo]

hey everyone

couple of symptons and ive got a diagnostic from a mate who is a mechanic but just wanted to check with everyone what they recon.

so my r33 overheated on the way home from the servo.

symtons:

smoke from engine side

no coolant

passenger was having coolant drip on them

steam through front demister vents

mechanics diagnostic:

heater core in dash is gone.

everyone agree?

what do i do to fix this cheaply?

cheers?

[StevenCJR31]

sounds like an accurate diagnosis. . cheap fix? dunno. . depends how much you can do yourself, i believe you will need to pull the dash out to replace the leaking heater core

[Reedo]

yeah. ive found a guide on how to do all that. old mate mechanic also told me if i wanted to get away with it for a little bit i can disconnect the hoses going into the firewall from the motor side of things and join them together to close the loop. any tips on how to do this and where it all is?

[mad082]

yeah disconnecting the heater hoses is the easiest thing.

just look at the firewall on the passegers side of the engine bay. you will see 2 hoses that connect to the firewall. those are the heater hoses. you need to disconnect them and join them together

[Reedo]

what diameter houses am i looking for? and what can i buy from supercheap on the cheap (hahahaha lol) to join them up.

[t_revz]

I think they are 19mm or 3/4 internal diameter

[Reedo]

yeah. got my hands on a second hand unit tomorrow and a mate who knows what he is doing. so im going to have to sacrafice driving till friday night but hopefully by then she will be fixed. only question i have. will the heater core leaking empty my entire radiator system? i had shit all coolant left in her. could a hose in the engine bay be split too?

[StevenCJR31]

possibly. .