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Re: Coolant Leak
Posted by Goldberger Stephen (more from Goldberger Stephen) on Wed, 5 Jan 2000 19:00:40
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

> When the heater core is replaced in a SAAB 9000, is the water valve
>replaced too, 

There is no water valve - the heater core is always hot.  There are ducts
and flappers to allow air to bypass the heater core if no heat is wanted.

> If the leak is in a hose where it connects to the heater
>core (or heater core assembly, as the case may be), would the coolant go
>into the engine comparmtne or into the passenger compartment?

Probably the engine compartment, but it could go either way.

> Finally, we
>suspect that the heater core is a really costly part. Is there any known
>substitute, or does he just have to pay the price?

The cost of the core is peanuts compared to the pain and aggrivation (or
cost) of replacing it =8-O
Stephen Goldberger, Editor and Publisher
NINES, the magazine of the SAAB Club of North America

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