Review on TYC 96089 Replacement Heater Core by Ryan Lindstrom

After spending four hours carefully removing my dash. Since it's 93 I didn't want to break anything. When I finally pulled out the heater core, I found that the new heater did not have a heater control valve. So I had to disconnect the mechanism from my heater control circuit. This is very important as I had to replace the heater core due to the aluminum spring leaking. Coolant started leaking into my cabin, but since the OEM had a valve, I was able to switch to AC and shut off the valve for coolant flow. Coolant stopped flowing into my cab and I was able to drive my car home. Without this valve, if the core of the spring leaks again for some reason, the coolant will spurt into the cabin and you won't be able to stop it. The part itself physically fits into its original position and coolant flows through it providing heat, but without a valve this requires modification and puts the rider at risk in my opinion. In addition, the car is designed without the ability to turn off the coolant, the coolant at the core is constantly hot. That means it heats up the dashboard, which has already become brittle from years of exposure to the sun. Type of material that was made not so long ago