Re: Heater core 87 5ktq HELP!

["Cobram ." <cobram@juno.com>]

"Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca> writes:


>    The box is glued to the firewall by the self adhesive foam gasket. 
>It helps to cut the gasket by sliding a custom made L-shaped gasket 
>cutting tool (I made mine from a piece of filing folder support bar from
an 
>old filing cabinet) between the lip on the heater box and the firewall. 
>Then pull up on the box until the gasket releases. It takes quite a bit
of 
>force to pull the box out.

I'd also add, that if you intend to keep the car long enough, you'll have
to remove that heater box again, either for a blower or another core.  I
have had good luck using  body putty made by 3M.  I'm not sure exactly
what 3M calls it, but the product is primarily used to seal around
firewall hoses etc.  A bead of this stuff around the heater box will seal
better than the foam Audi gasket, and will not harden, thus making it
infinitly easier to remove the heater box next time around. It's
available at any decent body shop supply.

BCNU,

Cobram@Juno.Com
http://welcome.to/AudiV8Quattro

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