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mikejae · 05-31-2001, 01:49 AM

Hi, I just got a toyota corolla 86 heater core from the junk yard today. They told me to take it out myself so i had to unscrew all the screws under the dash, but they did the rest because I didn't know what I was doing. My problem is that the tubes that come out of this heater core are big, 9.5/16" inner diameter, 11/16" outer diameter. Went to the copper piping section of home depot but they have nothing that can fit. So I tried to melt the plastic tubing and stretch it to fit over the tubes then clamp them. But not sure if it'll hold for long. Anyone know what to ask for at home depot or a hardware store? Can anyone also recc. where to get a good water pump, pet stores around me in nyc charge 60+ for a decent inline pump. Submercible pumps are cheap like 15 bucks though.

05-31-2001, 01:49 AM	#1
mikejae Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 16	Heater Core adapter help Hi, I just got a toyota corolla 86 heater core from the junk yard today. They told me to take it out myself so i had to unscrew all the screws under the dash, but they did the rest because I didn't know what I was doing. My problem is that the tubes that come out of this heater core are big, 9.5/16" inner diameter, 11/16" outer diameter. Went to the copper piping section of home depot but they have nothing that can fit. So I tried to melt the plastic tubing and stretch it to fit over the tubes then clamp them. But not sure if it'll hold for long. Anyone know what to ask for at home depot or a hardware store? Can anyone also recc. where to get a good water pump, pet stores around me in nyc charge 60+ for a decent inline pump. Submercible pumps are cheap like 15 bucks though.