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Nancy Brooks Posted on Oct 19, 2009
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The heater core went out. Water leaked out underneath the car and some inside on passenger side at foot space

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You can do two different things to fix, one- install a heater bypass hose. two replace the heater core, that is a job that no one wants to do. you have to remove the whole dashboard to get to the core. i spent over $700 for parts and labor. the bypass hose can be bought or made yourself for $15.

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