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No non turbo US EJ25's had that unless they slapped it on some late EJ25 nonturbo's that snuck past me. I'd guess that's a turbo only part in the US. 99 EJ25 isn't turbo, there are no turbo EJ25's in the 90's in the US.

Yeah Bennie, what meant was to find a copper alloy heater core with brass tubes to solder to. I found one years ago & it's stashed away for the day I finally need it. My old radiator go to shop, Associated Radiator in Covina CA had brass radiator & heater cores on hand for repairs last time I asked about it a year ago. https://associatedautorepair.com/ https://usradiator.com/cores

I finally got around to replacing the heater box. 7 hours later, everything seems fine. My heat is hotter than it was before and the AC is nice and cold. I did end up breaking the trim piece that holds the clock...Anyone know where I could pick one up? Ebay has them for about $90 including the clock (my clock doesn't work so that may not be a bad option). Anyone on here have a parts vehicle to sell from? I have a black dash.

Got the new roof rack installed and digging it so far. I did a test run on the freeway last night to see if there were any wind whistles or other distracting noises and I didn't hear anything so it probably will stay there most of the time. I was "rewarded" for my work when I turned on the heater last night after the wife and I were retuning home from dinner and got a blast of humidity and antifreeze odor from the outlets. Really? As expected, I found an area of antifreeze dripping under the dash at the bottom of the heater box so time to research how hard that's going to be to repair. I took a quick look online this morning and don't see anyone selling replacement heater cores either. I'm guessing it is all brass so maybe there is hope I can repair it.