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From: Western mass
ac heater core
Hi -Help my 73 has a heater core with a bad leak . Has any one out there tried to replace one. ? What kind of a mess should I expect Thanks in advance Steve B Western Mass
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From: grand prairie texas
I did my heater core on my 77 a few years back. It's not too bad of a job. You have to remove the passengers side dash pad and I think the center gage cluster has to come loose also. Once you get into it there are I think clips that hold the box together and they have a nut on the under side of your hood on the evaporator box if you have A/C. here is a link to replaceing it also.
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/tech...x-rebuild.html
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/tech...x-rebuild.html
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From: Aurora Ontario
For now you could always cut the hoses off at the core and link them together bypassing it. Of course thats if you don't need heat.
Don't cheap out on the core. Some after market ones don't fit perfectly. Bending the parts to get them to fit may cause the new core to leak. Get one that fits perfectly.
Jim
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I've done my 75 and I agree with Paul. It does give you a chance to check the heater door seals and other claptrap in the heater/ac box. As long as you take your time and don't get too frustrated it's not a bad project. Beer helps ease the pain
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It's really not that hard of a job if you know what to take out. Look over past threads and you should get a good grasp of how it's done.
On your car you can't take out the passenger side dash pad, but it is a job you can do from under the pad. Takes us about 3 hrs. I'm not positive, but it takes us about three hours start to finish to install the core on your car. Earlier 77 and back cars can actually be done a little faster.
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It's really not that hard of a job if you know what to take out. Look over past threads and you should get a good grasp of how it's done.
On your car you can't take out the passenger side dash pad, but it is a job you can do from under the pad. Takes us about 3 hrs. I'm not positive, but it takes us about three hours start to finish to install the core on your car. Earlier 77 and back cars can actually be done a little faster.
Willcox
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From: Somers CT
Well the heater core on my ’82 has started leaking. After reading many of the posts on this subject the one thing I have not found is a ballpark number on how many 12 ounce adult beverages it will take to complete this project. For me I believe the cost to have it done will be less than the cost of the heater core, parts I break and refreshments.
Like Willcox says, it's really not too bad.
