Anyone know of a place to get a heater core for my '60 Belair at a fair price?I have a few cataloges but they stop at '62 on the heater parts.Tried the local parts stores and they just laughed at me.
On my 63 Impala I used one from a 60's to 70's Chevelle ...at the local parts place and cheap too ( It was EXACTLY the same !) ......take yours in and compare ..... Jersey Skip
Whats wrong with yours? I might have one but it depends on which heater style you have. Does your car have a long box on the outside of the p***enger side fire wall or does it just have a plate and the heater core tubes stick out?
Its probaly just the heater flow control valve instead of a core...by p*** it and see..... I bought a new one for my 58 El Camino at O'Reilly's auto parts for about 60 dollars Ya may check any radiator suppliers such as Modine or www.Radiatorexpress.com Or www.radiator.com
..had the the one in my 59 go bad too...59 and 60 are the same and unique to themselves..the control valve bolts on the side of the core and thats usally what goes bad...finnaly found one in Hemmings after a bunch of searching...and that was 8yrs ago..
If it ends up being the heater control valve, check with Old Air Products in Fort Worth Texas (www.oldairproducts.com). They've rebuilt two of the valves for me, and I've had excellent results. The one in my 60 has been it it since 1999 (cost $71) with no leaks or any problems at all. The one in my 59 has been in it since 2002, and hasn't leaked or had any problems either.
I cut my valve off and soldered a penny to the hole its been going for 5 years like that. I put a shut off valve inline with one of the hoses for summertime driving.
Sorry I didnt get back sooner my carb problems have been wearing me out.Mine had factory air so I guess its the long one,but I have another '60 parts car with no air so I could possibly switch mine to that set up if neccesary .My a/c doesnt work anyway and I have no desire to hook it up .Niether core is good in my cars.
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