Drakeule Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Started to gurgle, then spew out on my beautiful OEM carpet! Could be the valve and/or the core. Any advice on removal of same? Anybody know about replacements,or have a NOS valve or core available? Guess just working out the bugs.... P.S. best way to get the coolant out of the carpet? C Drake, Potomac, Md. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Can't help with the parts, but if you have a Bissell Little Green Machine or something similar it will get the coolant goo and smell out of the carpet. Might take a couple of cleanings. Antifreeze smell can be persistent. Alternately rent a Rug Doctor and clean the rugs in the house too while you have it. IDK if Stanley Steemer or other commercial rug cleaners do small jobs like car interiors or not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieWildcat Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 In my youth the family ‘63 Pontiac Bonneville dumped the contents of the heater core on the floor carpeting. We took the carpet (front) out laid it on the driveway used buckets of warm soapy water and a garden hose to thoroughly rinse. Hung it across the clothesline for days to fully dry. Turned out OK. I think there were also some pieces of felt like padding under the carpet that also needed cleaning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 What year and model? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-g-g0 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Check out Heatervalves.net. He has new ones or can repair/rebuild yours. Usually quick turnaround. Call as he winters in the south. Very happy with the service!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakeule Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Called Heatervalves.com Has not returned my call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan O Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Like Gigi Go sez: Joe Hudacek - Heater valve repair service for Ranco valves in many Buicks hudacekjj@chartermi.net. Website: http://heatervalves.net/ Great guy with parts and repair at reasonable prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakeule Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 All: I got an Everhot heater valve from Ebay; my radiator guy tested all and I am in the process of putting it back in the car and documenting as I go. Like I said before, the normally-good directions from the Buick manual seemed lacking to me; I had to figure out what they were talking about as I went along. I think I'll put this under a new thread. CD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakeule Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 BTW, I will keep the rebuild man's number handy; I don't plan on parting with my OEM Harrison valve any time soon! And thanks to all about cleaning the rug and jute; That Bissell maching appears to work well to clean the carpet. I just inundated the jute with a hose and then several buckets of soapy warm water. I stomped out as much excess water as I could and hung them up like wet clothes to dry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 15 hours ago, Drakeule said: I just inundated the jute with a hose and then several buckets of soapy warm water. A good wet/dry shop-vac should be able to suck most of the water out. Put it in the sun for an hour or two to dry the jute padding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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