Heater Core Hell

[vince@performancecarstereo.com (Vince Royer)]

Yeah, I think that's what I'll do. I walked away from it, Now I figure I'll
do it a little differently and with a clear head.

Thanks for the help guys!

Vince

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of mike
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 1:06 PM
To: Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Heater Core Hell


This sounds like exactly what i went through with my
84 (except the wiring part).I thought the dealer added
AC had messed up any wiggle room down there but I
guess it's normal.I had to drop the heater box also,
to get the fan out, the AC lines blocked taking it out
of the rain tray.I also had only  a half inch to work
with the in/out hoses.(I even cut them getting the old
core out) For 3-4 hours I went from stooping over the
fan to laying down with my feet in the snow and my
back cricked over the door sill,just adjusting it over
and over. I could not get it all to fit back
together(blower fan/box and heater core/hoses). . I
was frustrated, wet, cold, and starting to get a
headache.
So my final solution? I quit for the day, wrote a rant
here, then returned the next day with a fresh
attitude.It all went back together within a half-hour.
No magic tool or anything, I just needed to walk away
from it for a while.
Hope this helps
Mike


--- Allyn <amalventano1@comcast.net> wrote:
> the heater core should be vertical in an 82. only
> the evaporator is against the
> firewall... you didnt yank the eva... no, couldnt
> have. ...or you may have a
> non-ac car. take some pictures for us, man.
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vince Royer" <vince@performancecarstereo.com>
> To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 12:42 AM
> Subject: Heater Core Hell
>
>
> > Hey guys
> >
> > Help, I'm in hell.  My arms are all scratched up
> and I have coolant in my
> > hair.  What have I done?
> >
> > Ok, so I've got an '82 with a 1.7L .   I decided
> to change my heater core
> > because it started to stink. I read the tips
> around the net about cutting it
> > out instead of taking the whole dash apart, so I
> thought I'd give that a
> > shot.  Once I got in there though, I realized it
> wasn't gonna work. It
> > looked like it already was cut out. Didn't look
> like the pictures at all.
> > My heater core is mounted horizontally with the
> exit hoses right up against
> > the firewall. So there's only an inch or less of
> hose sticking out of the
> > firewall. With alot of wresting around, I finally
> got it out. I had to take
> > the gas pedal out, and pull down the entire heater
> box. Ok that was fun.
> > While I was in there I diagnosed a broken fan. The
> pin melted into the
> > harness on the fuse box. I then noticed another
> wire that was burning it's
> > way through.  What's with this?  Is this common?
> My fuse box is otherwise
> > in really good shape, doesn't look like there's
> very much corrosion.
> > Anyways... back to the heater core.
> >
> > I replaced all the foam tape all over the ducting
> and stuff, slid the new
> > core in, and starting putting it back together. So
> I put it up, took it
> > down, put it up... about 4 times and I still can't
> get it to line up
> > perfectly with the holes in the wiper tray up
> front. I can never get it to
> > line up enough to get all the different screws in.
> It's always a little
> > crooked. what gives?
> >
> > To make matters worse, there's no way in hell I'll
> be able to get those
> > coolant hoses back onto it. I can only grab a half
> inch of them, there's no
> > way to get any pull. All the pedals are in the
> way, it's a real pain in the
> > ass.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong here? I've already spent 4
> hours on it and I'm not
> > getting any further.  There must be some magic
> tool or something.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Vince
> >
> >
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=====
Mike
Steamboat Springs, CO
early '84
jh/4k/la7y

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