Good call! Get some good 3/8" and 1/2" foam tape from your favorite hardware store... although if someone has a link for something more substantial...I was a little disappointed by the stuff I used from Home Depot.
-Mac
Heater core recommendation?
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Good call! Get some good 3/8" and 1/2" foam tape from your favorite hardware store... although if someone has a link for something more substantial...I was a little disappointed by the stuff I used from Home Depot.
-Mac
This is what I used to wrap around the heater core. Worked pretty well.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PYWT92G/?tag=wranglerorg-20
I also replaced the foam panel on the firewall that envelopes the heater and AC lines with this.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092QV1X6H/?tag=wranglerorg-20
brassworks
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We mentioned on this forum we would see if we could place an even larger heater core in the 2002-2006 Jeep wrangler heater core space. link to brassworks
- 2-5/8" thick
- 3 rows of staggered tubes
- 20 copper fins per inch
- baffled internally, restricted accordingly
- metal channel slides in the plastic channel
- fins overhang but do not interfere with wall or blend door
- no plastic turbulators to clog the system
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just ordered the thick one....i'll be the tester i guess
Please, please, please report back on your experience!
IF) I ever need one I know what I'll be getting!!
brassworks
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There was a question about the fitment but I can't reply to the question. ...The heater cores are tested in the heater core box before they are tested in the tank.
Got it in the mail yesterday....may have time to install this weekend. I have the Jeep disassembled already...wow...thats a fun task
MountaineerTom
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Finally got it done yesterday - it may need to burn in a bit and/or I have a little air in the system (burping recommendations invited). It gets warm enough for me, but others may think its not warm enough. I don't think this is the final answer...it is nice that the coolant smell is gone...
JKP
TJ Addict
To burp, all you need is the rad cap off, front end slightly elevated and let it run till it's up to temp.
Or, you can just drive it and keep an eye on the overflow bottle, it will eventually burp itself.
Do you have a thermometer you can check the temp with?
Or, you can just drive it and keep an eye on the overflow bottle, it will eventually burp itself.
Do you have a thermometer you can check the temp with?
I have never been impressed with the heat output of my TJ but it's plenty to keep the interior warm in the coldest temps I had it in so far (mid teens). Maybe it wouldn't be enough for very cold temps but so far, it's enough.
Went for a ride in my wife's lj last night....its much warmer. I suspect that I put in a bigger core, more transfer capacity and same water flow. Net result...less heat output. On Fan setting 3, its plenty warm for me. If I had sub zero temps...maybe not.
The core is super solid construction and I have confidence that I will not be doing this replacement job again (it sucked) that was my goal.
The core is super solid construction and I have confidence that I will not be doing this replacement job again (it sucked) that was my goal.
I also have to do this, along with my ac evaporator. Thankfully they
the bed around the same time. Do you suspect that the standard brassworks would mean more heat then given your thoughts here?
JKP
TJ Addict
I also have to do this, along with my ac evaporator. Thankfully they
The standard model was described as barely adequate in this thread and in others.
@dogfoodboy , could you take the temps of yours and the wife's and compare? I assume 195 deg thermostats?
BoldlyGoing
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I think I’ve done mine 4? Times with the cheap autozone ones… getting pretty good at it now, though I always seem to end up with an extra screw or two, which, after so many swaps is getting concerning.
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