That story reminds me of my own heater core troubles. I had an old car that sprang a leak in the heater core, dumping antifreeze all over the inside of the car.

That story reminds me of my own heater core troubles. I had an old car that sprang a leak in the heater core, dumping antifreeze all over the inside of the car. The cost of having someone replace the heater core and "do it right" was more than the value of the car, and I live in Florida so heat is really only something it would be nice to have 2 or 3 days out of the year. I didn't use duct tape, but I did use a $2 part and some zip ties to bypass the heater core entirely. The car lasted me 3 more years until I got tired of the other problems it was developing and finally decided to give it to a friend. What's the point of my story? Perhaps duct tape isn't always the best solution, but there are certainly times where the application of duct tape (or zip ties) is an appropriate response, the trick is identifying when and where, and being willing and able to do it when it makes sense.