Heater Core Hell

[vince@performancecarstereo.com (Vince Royer)]

Peter, I must thank you.

I went back to my car today, and everything went perfectly smoothly. It's so
much easier when you step back and then come back with a clear head and a
great tip.  Now it all seems so obvious, to the point of embarrasement. But
that's ok, I had a few beer in me the first time so that's my excuse to
myself.

I finally have hot air with no stink.  What a wonderful world.

Thanks again!

Vince

-----Original Message-----
From: peter [mailto:peter@thescirocco.com]
Sent: August 22, 2002 10:23 PM
To: vince@performancecarstereo.com
Subject: RE: Heater Core Hell


It will probably be easier to remove the heater hoses, attach them to
the heater core/box and feeding the hoses through as you push the heater
box in place, then you have more space to get the heater hoses clamped
down.

I usually remove the heater box with the 2 hoses still attached.

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Vince Royer
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 12:42 AM
To: Scirocco List
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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