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Finally replaced it. With the premium one from auto zone. The fit is great, it produces heat like my 1031 that has the stock brass unit. Not too painful of an install, considering it was below freezing. I have a 2' extension and used my cordless 3/8" impact wrench to get the three nuts off...

Durn it, the spectra core seems to have sprung a leak, I bypasses the core by plugging the water pump and radiator hose barbs. Too hot to work on it. But could be just hose clamps.

More than 60% ethylene glycol reduces freeze protection. Pure water is the most efficient heat transfer fluid, if you can keep it from freezing or boiling. Indirect injected diesels tend to behave more like gasoline engines since the fire is mostly in the precombustion chamber. In a direct...

Exactly what I found. The thinner cores are micro-finned, unlike the original. These thin, short fins are far better at giving up heat to air. The replacement core I got for Tim's 1009 included foam to seal the core in the box. But I have not had the time to test it since installing. From...