77 Heater core removal
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From: Warren Mi
77 Heater core removal
After pulling my 77 out of the garage after 7 months work on the car ,part of which was a new radiator and water pump the heater core starts leaking in the driveway, ( better now than far from home) I need any info on how to change the heater core, the car does have air, any direction would help
Racer
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From: In the shop most of the time,,, And it BEER TIME somewhere
I am looking at doing the same thing on my 75. If I get it done soon, I will let you know what it took. Let me know when you change your. I may need info as well.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2001
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From: Halifax, NS, Canada
This job is not difficult but it is time consuming. Unfortunately unlike non A/C cars where the core is removed from dismantling the heater plenum in the engine compartment, in A/C cars it is removed from inside the car. You need to remove the passenger side dash and instrument cluster, the A/C and heater ducting and the inside plenum half to get at the core. Like I said it is not difficult, just time consuming. You should have a new gasket set for the plenum reassembly as most likely the ones you take out will be dried up and too brittle to reuse.
