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| Heater Core R&R for '66 Galaxie with A/C? |
| By Craig Nelson - 09/09/2000 2:31:58 PM; IP 166.70.2.191 |
Has anyone had the apparently daunting experience of replacing the heater core on a '66 Galaxie with air conditioning? My 7-litre hard top is dripping coolant from behind the front passenger wheel well at a good rate and last week I opened the fresh air vent and got a good whiff of antifreeze. I surmise that the problem stems either from the hose connections or more likely the heater core (given the location of the leak).
My vintage greasy-fingerprint-stained Ford shop manual illustrates the procedure for non-air conditioned cars well enough, but glosses over heater core R&R on the a/c versions by simply noting the heater core is tucked up under the fender. “Under the fender” is an understatement, hell I had to get a flashlight and stand on my head to even see where the hoses disappeared.
I can see no way to access either the hoses or remove the core, short of pulling off the front passenger side fender. Anyone ever complete this task without resulting to the brute force method of disassembling the fender or dash?
Not exactly an FE block question, but it seems you guys know your vintage Fords and perhaps someone knows the elegant solution. Thanks!
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