>I'd still like an answer to this question. Does anyone have an opinion here? >I took the heater core in the house -- it was dry. Hooked it up to a >faucet and kept everything dry. I ran hot water through it until it was >good and hot and then plugged up the outlet. There was no air or water >coming from the core. Is this a good enough test? Was that enough >pressure? House water temperature is probably 120F. Another way to check for leaks is to plug the inlet and outlet holes and drop the core in a bowl of hot water. Air will bubble out of any small holes that you wouldn't otherwise notice. Andy E. A.C.Erskine@lut.ac.uk
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