[kpendowski]

Ok I have just spent about an hour going through old posts to try and find a working link to the heater core instruction that are supposed to be on TCCN but none of the links seem to work. Anyone got a working link? Thank you.

 

[jman271]

I just did mine in my 69' with a/c, should be the the relatively same process.

drain coolant, remove hoses into the core on the firewall, metal plate(s), and the rubber grommet that secure the in and out pipes. Also disconnect A/C lines if applicable.
remove upper dash pad and lower dash, vacuum lines,(mark them!), and cables that operate blend door puller thingy's
you are now staring at a black heater box
on my 69' there is an upper mounting bolt that runs from the heater box the dash pad mounting area, above where the glove box would be, remove this
move back to the firewall area and remove the nut(s) that are holding the heater box to the firewall. On mine there were 2. One was located in the upper left corner of the firewall, kind of near the hood spring, and the other was on the lower right area of the firewall kinda near the auto trans dipstick.
Remove these, mine were 7/16".
Once these are out, the heater box will be freed up and easily pulled out from the passenger side seat.
Once the box is out, remove all the side clips, pop apart like a clam shell, replace core and reuse rubber bumpers if not too far gone, reseal clam shell, reinstall heater box.

If you do not have AC, your heater box is probably alot smaller than mine, so the firewall bolts that pass through may be in different locations. My firewall bolts were fitted with very large flat washers, then with a chinsy kind of stamped metal "speed nut", that pops off with only a few twists.

Hope this helps!

J

 

[kpendowski]

Yes I got ac, so that helps. Thank you very much, that's what I was looking for, I ust wanted to get an idea as to what I was getting into. Not afraid of the dash job at all, just didn't want to go in completely blind.

 

[dfwcatsclub]

If you have AC it's *much* easier to go ahead to pull the dash AND the lower dash. Seems like a pain at first but I broke part of the box the first time I had to replace my core and didn't bother to go through the effort.

 

[Mike_B_SVT]

So where do you buy a replacement core? Or is it something you can repair fairly easily / inexpensively?

I'm curious because I'm looking at a '70 (A/C car) and the current owner says he thinks the heater core is shot.

 

[jman271]

I got my core at Autozone for $30, but the gasket sealer set for the heater box, it is like $15 but has a few assorted parts that are good to reseal the box. The better your box seals, the better heat you can retain.

So, for like $50, you can be good to go, but don't rush, the heater box is made of fiberglass and you will most definately crack it it you yank on it to get it out.
J