Finally put the new core in the car. Because it is a convertible, had extra braces between the dash and the tranny tunnel. Took the seat out to facilitate the access; glad I did. The old core was leaking/seeping at the end seal on the far end. I would guess it could be crimped tighter and made to work. I might pry the end off and see what it looks like. Corrosion did not seem too evident in the ends of the tubes I could see. Still get a bit of a smell once in a while but now it is while hot instead of just warming up. Did wipe out the inside of the box while the core was out. Not much evidence of fluid leaking in sufficient quantity to flow out the drain tube under the core though.
Made a modification to the procedures in a previous post in this thread. I put a piece of heater hose over the upper tube that extends into the engine compartment. Blew into it to force coolant out the lower one till I could not get any more to come out. Only a little to soak up with a towel when removing the control valve. One improvement might be to also put a piece of hose on the lower one to better catch the coolant and not spill so much of it. New o-rings a must. The old ones were permanently formed into a non- circular cross section. Probably would not have sealed up the new install. Hope the intermittent smell stops. Would hate to have to take it out again. Do not know how long the warranty is good for.
Bob in Everett
