4kq heater core R/R

[FJ40Jim at aol.com]

Jan,
Agreed with Dave G's experience: No, the center console does not need to come out.  Just the glovebox, AC drain tray, then separate the AC hardline fitting underhood beside intake manifold.  Now remove raintray cover, 4 screws in intake plenum, and remaining 2 screws for AC box.  the AC box will fall on the floor now, exposing the heater hose clamps and heater core trapdoor. If our USA cars didn't have AC, the heater core would take about 1/2 hour.

In a message dated 11/11/2002, quattro-request at audifans.com writes:
>> I too did a heater core in a 4kq Sat.  I think it took about 2hrs or less
> and the center console does not need to be removed.  But I did a heater core
> on another 4kq about a year ago so there was little figureing out what to
> do, just do it.
>   Dave G   (still got another one to do.)
>
> >FJ40Jim wrote:
> >I just did the heater core in my 4KSQ last week. I could do it in an
> afternoon now, but I spent over a day, because I thought the heater box had
> to be removed.  Turns out that the AC evaporator box just needs to be
> dropped on the floor, then the heater core slides out of a
> trapdoor on the side of the heaterbox.
> >
> > Hi Jim,
> > Did you remove the center console to R/R the heater core?
> >> > Thanks.
> >
> > Jan Pinkowish
> > '85 4ksq

Thanks,
Jim Chenoweth
TLC Performance
Lancaster Ohio, USA