Kerpal said:I'm pretty sure my heater core is shot, and replacing it is one of the only things on this car I have no wish to do myself... Anyone know of a place around Portland that does good work and won't charge me an arm and a leg to put a new one in?
Hey John how did the big day go? Hope your feeling better soon. Give us a buzz later to get details89SportVert said:Krazy Koncepts did mine, and I was thrilled with the outcome.
Kerpal said:I'm sure I could do it, I'm just not looking forward to it... I'll have to call those places for quotes, I may decide to save the cash and fix it myself if it's going to be expensive. Do you have a scan of that article? I had a website with a writeup on it but I can't seem to find the URL...
Damn dude looks like you removed way more stuff than you had too.Visceral said:Whats the big deal with replacing a heater core?
Just do this:
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(I also needed to replace the dash, I'm not a masochist)
Hey ive done like 5 of them and i can help you but i live in tacoma, so i dunno if i would want to drive that far. It takes approximately 2 1/2 hours to get behind the dash then 3-4 hours to put it all back together. i even put new carpet in within that 4 hours. its easy dont go by that picture you dont have to remove the dash completely, heater controls, speakers. there are 2 bolts behind the covers by the doors. then 4 bolts for the steering column, screws behind the plate on top of the dash then loosen the nut above the steering column. before that you have to remove few other minor things.Kerpal said:I'm pretty sure my heater core is shot, and replacing it is one of the only things on this car I have no wish to do myself... Anyone know of a place around Portland that does good work and won't charge me an arm and a leg to put a new one in?
Jon said:One recommendation- don't buy a cheap auto parts store heater core unless you like changing them. Step up and get an OEM one from Ford.