Re: accessing heater core for 4kq

["Aaron Peloquin" <Aaron@Peloquin.com>]

Thanks for the info -- I wouldn't have thought of that (yikes)...

Considering the fact that my AC is probably due for a recharge anyway, I'm
thinking I might just pull the evaporator after all.  My question is, what's
the proper/safe way to lose the current charge?  Seems like disconnecting
the hoses and venting into the atmosphere isn't the best thing to do, but I
can't think of any other way to do it.

TIA,
Aaron

-----Original Message-----
From: Buchholz, Steven <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>
To: Quattro List <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>; 'Aaron Peloquin'
<Aaron@Peloquin.com>
Date: Saturday, August 01, 1998 6:02 PM
Subject: RE: accessing heater core for 4kq


>... another BTDT on the '85 4kSQ for me ...
>
>This thing is a TOTAL PITA!  I thought that doing the heater core on the 5k
>was a pain ... this beats it in spades!  I ended up having to remove the
>glovebox and console and then pulling the airbox (comes out into the
>passenger compartment after removing the ductwork and the blower motor
under
>the hood.  There's a little snap on cover on the passenger's side of the
>airbox that holds the heater core in place.
>
>On reassembly I found that I had to connect the heater hoses to the heater
>core from under the hood, through the hole that the blower fits in with the
>air box inserted almost all the way.
>
>I guess the good news was that the A/C evaporator can pretty much stay in
>place ... too bad I found this out after going through the hassle of trying
>to find out how to remove the drip tray ... :(
>
>HTH!
>Steve Buchholz
>San Jose, CA (USA)
>