Heater core 2-342 with greatly different prices

megalomando · 10-14-2003, 02:44 AM

Hi,

I've been reading the forums and have seen the 2-342 radiator used by many people. I looked for it locally and when I said 2-342 most of the auto parts stores had no idea what that was. One NAPA store said there were two different cores it related to. One for $32 & another for $52. Another NAPA store said there was no cross reference for that number. The biggest store in the area showed me the sales book pictures of all they had & the 2-342 was not found in it. Auto Zone had a different situation, the 2-342 cost $65.

I did some searching and found A CROSS REFERENCING WEB PAGE which if you put this heater # core in the part number option it & select the manufacturer, it will give you all the cross references for that number. By trial & error I found 2-342 worked with the manufacturer FEDCO & by clicking enter there's 9 different manufacturers of that heater core & each with a different # (Even a DELCO #). One is a GDI number & if you go back to the first web page & enter that GDI # in the lower field, it will show you a drawing of the heater core.

I called Auto Zone & asked which cross reference # they needed to get my heater core (not telling them the 2-342 number because they were going to quote that high price).

They accepted the GDI number of 399090 and had my heater core for $27.

So if you want this heater core just use the 399090 or go to that web page & find the manufacturer # that your local shop understands. I have the feeling that the same core will come in at different prices depending on the manufactures # you give them. So if you're quoted a high number, keep trying to see if they have one of the other cross reference #'s & maybe you'll get a better deal. I was happy with $27.

Cheers

mad mikee · 10-30-2003, 12:16 PM

Got mine at rock auto earlier this year for 19.99 + pittance for shipping

mad mikee · 10-30-2003, 12:19 PM

Got mine at rock auto earlier this year for 19.00 + pittance for shipping

2Busy · 09-04-2004, 11:11 AM

Just went to my local autozone, the 2-342 was 57 bucks. They let me look through the cores, and found the 399090 which crosses in the database. I paid $17.99 plus tax.

MadHacker · 09-04-2004, 04:18 PM

when i got mine they didnt know what a fedco number was...
but smart me took a listing of all the cars that it would go into...
they found 2 heater cores that matched...
one was for $50 the other $83 (note these are CDN prices)
i say best bet is to have the car make/model that it plugs into and then you can use they suppliers cross referncing system...
my 2¢

10-14-2003, 02:44 AM	#1
megalomando Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Indiana Posts: 12	Heater core 2-342 with greatly different prices Hi, I've been reading the forums and have seen the 2-342 radiator used by many people. I looked for it locally and when I said 2-342 most of the auto parts stores had no idea what that was. One NAPA store said there were two different cores it related to. One for $32 & another for $52. Another NAPA store said there was no cross reference for that number. The biggest store in the area showed me the sales book pictures of all they had & the 2-342 was not found in it. Auto Zone had a different situation, the 2-342 cost $65. I did some searching and found A CROSS REFERENCING WEB PAGE which if you put this heater # core in the part number option it & select the manufacturer, it will give you all the cross references for that number. By trial & error I found 2-342 worked with the manufacturer FEDCO & by clicking enter there's 9 different manufacturers of that heater core & each with a different # (Even a DELCO #). One is a GDI number & if you go back to the first web page & enter that GDI # in the lower field, it will show you a drawing of the heater core. I called Auto Zone & asked which cross reference # they needed to get my heater core (not telling them the 2-342 number because they were going to quote that high price). They accepted the GDI number of 399090 and had my heater core for $27. So if you want this heater core just use the 399090 or go to that web page & find the manufacturer # that your local shop understands. I have the feeling that the same core will come in at different prices depending on the manufactures # you give them. So if you're quoted a high number, keep trying to see if they have one of the other cross reference #'s & maybe you'll get a better deal. I was happy with $27. Cheers Last edited by megalomando; 10-14-2003 at 02:54 AM.

10-30-2003, 12:16 PM	#2
mad mikee Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: US of A!!!! Posts: 146	Hmm. prices sorta high? Got mine at rock auto earlier this year for 19.99 + pittance for shipping __________________ His PCV2000 DFI ULTRA D (SLI Modded just because) 4200 x2 @ ~ 10 x 260 /1.49 Vcore , G5 + PA160 + 150mm Papst@5V + Maze 4 GPU + mcp350. Temp 36-37(load-2 x D20L) 2x1GB Ballistix PC4000, x800xl 256m, 74G rap + 160G Hitachi SATA , 21" mit/nec 1920x1440 Crt + 19 Neovo F-419 1280x1024 LCD, OCZ Powerstream 600 Hers: (my beloved who lets me do all this) LianLi PCV1000, SD3700 @ 9x300, 1GB GBLA, 250+ 120 SATA, X700pro, 19" Neovo F-419 LCD, another OCZ 600

10-30-2003, 12:19 PM	#3
mad mikee Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: US of A!!!! Posts: 146	Hmm. prices sorta high? Got mine at rock auto earlier this year for 19.00 + pittance for shipping __________________ His PCV2000 DFI ULTRA D (SLI Modded just because) 4200 x2 @ ~ 10 x 260 /1.49 Vcore , G5 + PA160 + 150mm Papst@5V + Maze 4 GPU + mcp350. Temp 36-37(load-2 x D20L) 2x1GB Ballistix PC4000, x800xl 256m, 74G rap + 160G Hitachi SATA , 21" mit/nec 1920x1440 Crt + 19 Neovo F-419 1280x1024 LCD, OCZ Powerstream 600 Hers: (my beloved who lets me do all this) LianLi PCV1000, SD3700 @ 9x300, 1GB GBLA, 250+ 120 SATA, X700pro, 19" Neovo F-419 LCD, another OCZ 600

09-04-2004, 11:11 AM	#4
2Busy Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 62	Same here Just went to my local autozone, the 2-342 was 57 bucks. They let me look through the cores, and found the 399090 which crosses in the database. I paid $17.99 plus tax.

09-04-2004, 04:18 PM	#5
MadHacker Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Okotoks, A.B. Canada Posts: 726	when i got mine they didnt know what a fedco number was... but smart me took a listing of all the cars that it would go into... they found 2 heater cores that matched... one was for $50 the other $83 (note these are CDN prices) i say best bet is to have the car make/model that it plugs into and then you can use they suppliers cross referncing system... my 2¢ __________________ "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" - (Einstein)

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