Dash & heater core swap

[Huw Powell]

> With the available time due to the holidays, I decided it was a good time to
> attack the heater core and dash swap in the 83 URQ.

good for you!

> I thought the wiring would be the real challenge, but it appears the heater
> core makes that look like child play. Once the dash was out I figured the
> core would be reasonable accessible. WRONG!
> Any BTDT help on how to free the core from it's plastic prison? That sucker
> is buried! Does the white cowling intake box need to be removed?

the real thing that is in the way is the A/C evaporator.  You either
have to move that out of the way, which either means an ACectomy or
removal.reinstallation of the refrigerant.

To avoid that quagmire, you remove the "white box," yes.  Four screws
hidden under the plenum mounted blower cover will pretty much release
it.

plenum - that space between the firewall and windsheild.
blower cover - the white box under the black cover in the plenum,
removed by undoing four screws and prying like crazy.

that is what comes to mind from my feeble aging memory, anyway...

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Huw Powell

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