1992 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE

Originally Posted by Re-cycler

For about two bucks worth of brass(I have never seen a heater core that was not brass) I leave them in unless I have time to kill, but you had enough of the dash tore out to get at it pretty easily.
Even aluminum radiators, AC and tranny coolers are debatable as far as what is worth your time for the money you net.
I do save the anti-freeze for use in other vehicles, at $6. or more a gallon

he had already pulled the dash for the wire so it was very little work or extra work anyway, 90% of the heater cores are aluminum that I pull, and your right they are small, but it is so worth it when you fill a whole truck bed of radiators

Originally Posted by corycouch

he had already pulled the dash for the wire so it was very little work or extra work anyway, 90% of the heater cores are aluminum that I pull, and your right they are small, but it is so worth it when you fill a whole truck bed of radiators

Don't get me wrong I do save and sort every piece of metal that comes my way and have scrapped 100s of cars and trucks in the last 40 years.
I was wondering if they had switched to aluminum heater cores in the newer vehicles, knowingt that means I won't waste my time going after them. The copper wiring is worth pulling out.
The 88 or 89 (have one of each) caravan on my trailer had to go fast because I needed the cash for this month's bills and the weather was promising to bring an acre of slop and mud which it surely did.
It spent a few hours on it's side while I dropped the iron and gas tank then got flopped back,dragged and hoisted so I could drop the engine which I need for parts for my other one of the same style and then get my trailer under it.
I still have all the iron from underneath and engine/tranny, I have three of those rear axles and none are rusted through.
The hoist is an early 1950s Minneapolis Moline "Unifarmer" implement hoist rated at 4500 lb hand crank worm drive.
I do work and live in a very primitive environment.