I've been raped...

[bud36light]

98 Blazer, they are not that bad, the easiest way to do them is unbolt half the dash, take a rope and rope the dash to the outter roof rack (so it holds it away from the firewall) and crawl in and change the heater core.

haha, I said something like the heater core being a bitch in the monte carlo a couple of years ago(come on it WAS 102 degrees outside then) and got some horror stories about other cars in response. i know for a fact that those Blazers are right up there on the bitch factor! BUUUUTTTT along comes a farter smeller than I am and hey, that might just work! BTW How did it go back together? Everything line up? My buddy is wondering right now.

[White93z34]

prety much ANYTHING on the s10/blazer platform is a bitch to do. like spark plugs on a 4.3, the first 4 are easy, the 5th is a pain. the 6th you gotta drop the steering shaft and steering box

[bszopi]

prety much ANYTHING on the s10/blazer platform is a bitch to do. like spark plugs on a 4.3, the first 4 are easy, the 5th is a pain. the 6th you gotta drop the steering shaft and steering box

Hmm... maybe I should have had the plugs changed while it was there.... Oh well.

Ended up running $944, $78 of which was taxes. Sucks to have to pay that much, but it needed to be done and I didn't have the time or resources at the time. So its all good. I've saved enough in the past... 7+ years by doing work myself that 1 mechanic bill isn't going to kill me.

[geoffinbc]

WOW a grand for a heater core. Fuck I think I spent $35 plus Antifreeze.

[RednBlack]

I will reiterate! GM Engineer = I think they owe you at least 500 bux, and an appology for being so stupid in the 1st place. Cover in ice, don't hurt so much.

[geoffinbc]

All cars are a bitch to change heater cores. Its just the way it is.

[skeeterone2]

to change the spark plugs on a 98 blazer you do not have to drop the steering shaft... there is a tool that you buy and it goes around the shaft... i had to buy that tool when i did my moms blazer. too bad it was after i grinded down a socket to try and get it to fit.

[Erich]

We were going to do one on a 98 Blazer this past winter for Stephanie's dad. The heater core was $80 with discount at GM, I believe Autozone sells it for over $170!!

The job time was looked up too, it was 8 or 10 hours...i forget.