Kenworth K100 Heater Core?

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  1. barroll

    barroll Road Train Member

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    Of course, my truck having lived most of its life in Georgia and Florida, the heater core is shot. Took me a while to figure out the right combination on the mess of valves (half of which leak when open, so they're all coming out) heading into and out of it, but once I did, I found it was not only plugged, but also leaks well enough to cover my passenger windshield in coolant.

    I poked my head around online, and can't find anything about this heater core. No part number, no vendors, no nothing.

    Does anyone know of any part numbers/interchangeable units? I can rig something up if these heater corea are extinct, since the mount is easy enough to get to, and I can modify the heater box easily, since I can't have riders anyway.

    Were these heater cores worth anything to begin with? Any known issues with them?

    Thanks to anyone willing to offer some input.

    1979 Kenworth K100
    VIN- 275680K

    I measured mine, and it came out to 2.5"X8.5"X15.5", but it doesn't look like there are any part numbers or manufacturer info on it anywhere. Looks like its been repaired at least twice, but this leak appears to be coming from the middle of the core, with all the repairs along the ends and on the tanks.
     
    Last edited: Nov 28, 2012
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  3. Diesel Dave

    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    I have a 79 k100 parked. When my heater core started leaking, I took it to a radiator shop and they fixed it, pressure check it also. The only other option would be to find a bone yard.
     
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  4. Pablo-UA

    Pablo-UA Road Train Member

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    as I know KW cabover parts are hard to get. Really there are some old K100 around here and cab parts are problem, like heater core, seats, bunks.... and so easy to find any part for T2000
     
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  5. truckmechanic

    truckmechanic Medium Load Member

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    Red dot # 76r3400 it list 80 up k100 give them a call and see might get lucky.
     
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  6. SmokinCAT

    SmokinCAT Road Train Member

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    Kenworth will be able to get it, I wouldn't mess around too much with anything other than KW, we went thru a little bit of trouble trying to find the right one for ours, and even KW had to take two tries.

    The factory heater is pretty good, ours will run you out in a hurry once the engine is up to temp.
     
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