Step by Step Heater Core Replacement on a 73
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Step by Step Heater Core Replacement on a 73
Hello gang, It's been getting cold out there and even in So Cal, it's gettin a bit chilly!! To the point that my wife doesn't want to ride in my 73 without the heater working. So here we go. I just replaced my leaking heater with a new one and I took a lot of pictures and wrote up a step by step showing just what I did. Now I used to be a mechanic in several auto shops in the younger years but now I only like to tinker with my own cars so I am pretty good around the shop. The total time it took me to R&R the heater core was almost 3.5 hours. Here is what was done.
It's all done now except for the 2 heater hoses that should be here on Thursday. I do hope this will give some insight for other readers that want to tackle this job.
It's all done now except for the 2 heater hoses that should be here on Thursday. I do hope this will give some insight for other readers that want to tackle this job.
Last edited by Scott's 73; Jan 18, 2013 at 12:26 AM. Reason: I moved my pics in photobucket and they lost there path.
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Much thanks!
Much Thanks for documenting this!
(I recognize all of the parts from having done this job. Much thanks too for the tip on getting the a/c control out by rotating the bracket clockwise. I had a lot of trouble getting that a/c control out.)
(I recognize all of the parts from having done this job. Much thanks too for the tip on getting the a/c control out by rotating the bracket clockwise. I had a lot of trouble getting that a/c control out.)
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