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in cabin coolant is caused by heater core leaking most of the time. you may have a bad heater hose as well. inspect the hoses from the firewall to the engine and check to see if they are brittle / leaking. go on autozone.com - register - add vehicle and go to repair section for step by step with pics for heater core replacement after confirming that it is leaking.

I went to autozone.com and

Submitted by just_blaze1985 on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 20:49.

I went to autozone.com and registerd but could not find anything on heater core replacement.

Blaze, The heater core

Submitted by ASE MASTER on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 06:25.

Blaze,

The heater core installs in the car, and the hose nipples coming off the core, (COOLANT SEND and RETURN) extend thru the firewall into the engine compartment. At that point a length of heater hose is used to attach each nipple to the engine.

If you can you (RULE IN) a heater hose issue (CRACKED or SPLIT) or if you can (RULE IN) a hose nipple issue (CRACKED or SPLIT) then you found how it’s possible for your heater core to leak (OUTSIDE and INSIDE) the car.

you will find the leak by

Submitted by jerryh20 on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 07:29.

you will find the leak by observation - you can do a pressure check at a shop with some dye in the coolant but most often thats not needed if you check under the dash and under the hood.

after observation there is

Submitted by just_blaze1985 on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 21:10.

after observation there is certainly antifreeze coming from both areas, (on the passenger side and on the ground from somewhere under the hood) however i have not a backyard or an area yet to do any real repair work, i'm currently working on that. however could you give any details or specifics on what i'm to do concerning the dash and under the hood (first time really working on a car) ie:what does/should the heater core look like, how hard is it to replace it and whould it benefit me more to do it myself or take it to a shop..

thanks

if you have antifreeze

Submitted by mws919 on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 11:04.

if you have antifreeze leaking on pass. floor, it's the core leaking.
are you looking to repair it yourself?

yes i'd like to repair it

Submitted by just_blaze1985 on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 21:00.

yes i'd like to repair it myself. am i looking to remove the dash board on the passenger side as the first thing? also what does/should the heater core look like?

being a novice in auto repair

Submitted by just_blaze1985 on Sun, 03/13/2011 - 20:57.

being a novice in auto repair has made all the repsonse's i've gotten a great help to me. i will certainly look for cracks in the hoses and work on what i need to do to replace the heater core myself.

being a novice in auto repair

Submitted by just_blaze1985 on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 17:56.

i was able to tighten the

Submitted by just_blaze1985 on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 17:59.

i was able to tighten the hoses a whole turn and it appear to have solved the problem with the drip but it appears now that it did not...guess i will need to take it a step further

good luck with it, let us

Submitted by mws919 on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 18:02.

good luck with it, let us know.

I will better inspect the

Submitted by just_blaze1985 on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 18:04.

I will better inspect the hoses,,it could be as simple as that (i'm hoping anyway)

Blaze, You had heater core

Submitted by ASE MASTER on Sun, 03/27/2011 - 19:31.

Blaze,

You had heater core issues.
You asked questions.
We answered them.
Now you’re back.

So that we can provide you with the most accurate repair information to your current questions,

HAVE YOU REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE HEATER CORE IN YOUR CAR YET?

Just looked up the info you

Submitted by bfree on Mon, 03/28/2011 - 12:07.

Just looked up the info you need on autozone.com. It's there with pictures and instructions. Here's how to get to it.

Try www.autozone.com for the step-by step guide along with pictures for this procedure.
Once at the site identify you car under the heading "current Vehicle"
Next click "Repair Info" on the tabs below the AutoZone logo.
At the middle of the page go to "Your Ride, Your Guide" and click "Become a member" set you username and password
Log-in and click "Vehicle repair guide"
Select the category for the repair needed. (CHASSIS ELECTRICAL)
Select (on the left) type of repair needed. (HEATER CORE)
Page opens to your repair info. (if covers Cutlass fro 1977-1987)

Good Luck.