# E36 guys step in....heater core issue and questions

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [October 1, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e36-guys-step-in-heater-core-issue-and-questions/226295 "2012-10-01T15:16:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e36-guys-step-in-heater-core-issue-and-questions/226295/21 "2012-10-03T17:48:36Z")

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that’ll buff out

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**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e36-guys-step-in-heater-core-issue-and-questions/226295/22 "2012-10-03T18:12:15Z")

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Shoulda looped it like I said man. LoL

What hopen?

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e36-guys-step-in-heater-core-issue-and-questions/226295/23 "2012-10-03T20:16:01Z")

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Damn wtf happened

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**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e36-guys-step-in-heater-core-issue-and-questions/226295/24 "2012-10-04T00:38:52Z")

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Guess:

Coolant leaking behind the dash made its way into the wiring harness / ecu and burned the baby down.

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**Author:** ![Boarderx192](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e36-guys-step-in-heater-core-issue-and-questions/226295/25 "2012-10-04T15:04:24Z")

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> [@ultradriver10000](#):
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> Guess:
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> Coolant leaking behind the dash made its way into the wiring harness / ecu and burned the baby down.

This is the general consensus. When it started to short, it kicked the starter over a few times lurching the car backwards and knocking it into a brick pillar. Pillar fell over and lifted the rear of the car off the ground. The fire marshal said he had never seen anything like that (starting by itself) and once I told him about the heater core, he said that the steam prob burnt some insulation off the wires and caused the short to start. Once it started smoldering, it just went from there.

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**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e36-guys-step-in-heater-core-issue-and-questions/226295/26 "2012-10-05T07:31:36Z")

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Funny relatable story: I had some water get into a fuse block on a truck of mine that would jump the starter relay. It would sit there trying to start until the battery died. It was a stick but luckily I had left it in neutral with the parking brake on otherwise it would have drove away on the starter. lol

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**Author:** ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e36-guys-step-in-heater-core-issue-and-questions/226295/27 "2012-10-05T09:57:53Z")

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for sale?

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**Author:** ![Boarderx192](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e36-guys-step-in-heater-core-issue-and-questions/226295/28 "2012-10-05T12:54:12Z")

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Car went to the scrap yard yesterday………got $250 for her ☹ should have parted it out but don’t have the time or facilities to do so at the moment.

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