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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Well, being that it is starting to get cold in many parts... I thought I'd dig up Jewels's post from last year and copy it in the FAQ area.
I'm sure SOMEONE is looking for this info. |
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Lovin' Arizona Since 1961
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Camp Verde, Arizona
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Man, what a bit** of a job! Has anybody just taken a cutting wheel to the outside of the box and made a clean cover plate instead of the monster job described in the FAQ? Seems like I did a heater core replacement on a big 72 Mercury one time that had a 4 screw cover plate which made the job a 15 minute one. I never forgot that and was wondering if anybody just modified theirs on the Chevy pickup.... H
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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If you think these heater cores are hard, then you need to try a newer vehicle....doesn't even have to be brand new.
My sister's Jetta is in the back yard with the entire console and dashboard in the trunk, and I still haven't been able to get the stupid heater core out. This is a way simple job on one of these trucks. |
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huh ???
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Fredericksburg,Va.
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I worked for this one garage. We had an 86 Tbird come in for a heater core. The book that they price jobs by pays something like 12 hours to replace it. You have to totally remove the dash to get to a few screws. Half way through the job the boss turned into a real ah@le so I quit...
Chuck
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Pierre SD
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I work for a chrysler/dodge/jeep dealer. I recently put a heater FAN in a 2004 dodge caravan. I had to remove the entire dash assembly. And then remove the box to replace the fan motor.Not fun.
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YA YA
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Rockledge, Fl
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Must be the season - My heater core blew on my way to work this morning. Made for a frightful but funny afterwards day. Sun was barely up, and all of sudden what I thought was smoke came pouring out of the defrost vents.... I thought my engine was on fire, I didn't have a fire extinguisher with me and I knew there was a gas station up the road about a mile that would have one so I floored it - came barreling into the gas station threw the hood open and was like WTF - no fire. Guess it was the mixture of cool air and hot water. Anyway the people at the gas station probably thought I was nuts. Got the core after work and installed it. Was a pain in the arss for me but then I haven't had do a new vehicle yet.
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Got Light Emitting Diode?
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Newberg, OR
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why would you drive into a gas station if you thought your truck was on fire???
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its all about the +6 inches
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Got Light Emitting Diode?
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Its Magically Delicious
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: oregon
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when my core went tits up last spring ... i was on my way to work when i started smelling the sweet smell of antifreeze out of my kickpanel vents ... popped the hood and i had a nice size leak thats started at the heater box(duh) and trailed down the frame rails back the end of the cab .... im glad i work close to home and that i didn't bleed too much coolant off in the process .... all is well ... new core and freshly painted box .... blows hot now
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EZEKIEL 25:17
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Springfield IL USA
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THANKS ALOT ANDY!
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YA YA
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Rockledge, Fl
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lol - I know how it sounds. I pulled up to the store area which a good distance from the pumps.. Besides isn't that what insurance is for - to make a millionaire out of the store owners if I blew up their 90 year old two pump store?
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Victoria,BC, Canada
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I found it's fairly simple to just remove all the screws you can, then reach between housing and the firewall from above with a hacksaw blade and cut through the last screw. It's a cinch. No need to replace it, even if you could.
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blood type; Retumbo
Join Date: Jan 2004
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try doing a heater cor on a Pontiac Aztec. you have to remove the windshield!
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We have pontiac, gm truck, and nissan also. I'm glad I stay in c/d/j.
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its all about the +6 inches
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