07-09-2017, 04:45 PM | #1 |
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: kearney nebraska
Posts: 613
|
It's getting hot!
Question for everybody that has experience with the heater boxes. My truck constantly blows hot air through the floor vent. Obvious things I need to check.are flap door seals and cable connections to make sure it's closing..My question is, how hard are these boxes to pull out and rebuild? What's the best kit to use? Is it easier to just buy new heater box? I would love to just go vintage air and get A/C but I won't be able to any time soon.
Thanks for any help
__________________
1972 GMC C20 Custom Camper 350/TH350 |
07-09-2017, 05:29 PM | #2 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Fairview Park, Ohio
Posts: 1,031
|
Quote:
There really isn't anything to it. Door controlled by cable. Posted via Mobile Device |
|
07-09-2017, 05:36 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Belews Creek , NC
Posts: 4,220
|
Re: It's getting hot!
I pulled mine out and welded a patch over the hole ... lol
Honestly though they are not that bad to pull out
__________________
Larry It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. "Project 68" paypal.me/ldgrant |
07-09-2017, 06:28 PM | #4 |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: houston texas
Posts: 1,438
|
Re: It's getting hot!
just put a shut off valve on one of your heater hoses.
|
07-09-2017, 08:36 PM | #5 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: 2nd left past the stump on a dirt road.
Posts: 2,629
|
Re: It's getting hot!
Or better yet disconnect both lines from the heater core and tie them together for a while.
The heater box does come out rather easily, You have to remove the inner fender wheel on the passenger side to make things easy peasy. There is one nut on the bottom that is a pita otherwise. I put in a new lever kit called a Never Pop which is stamped steel instead of the pot metal levers. Lubed up all the cables. Greased the door hinge and used butyl rubber tape to seal up the unit on install. New defrost hoses and good to go! |
07-09-2017, 08:59 PM | #6 |
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: kearney nebraska
Posts: 613
|
Re: It's getting hot!
Anybody use one of these? Any luck with them? I like the price compared to the vintage air. I wouldn't mind piecing a unit together from jy but havnt found a definitive parts list to go by
__________________
1972 GMC C20 Custom Camper 350/TH350 |
07-09-2017, 09:13 PM | #7 |
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Idaho
Posts: 857
|
Re: It's getting hot!
Subscribed
|
Bookmarks |
|
|