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...VICTORY!!! did the heater core on my ACT
phantom Offline
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Ok, did this OUTSIDE in the COLD TODAY!!!! i feel as if i have earned a badge of honor for this.....followed the write up listed in the tech articles, but for ACT cars, there is one HUGE DIFFRENCE!!!!!
I have found that the entire BLOWER ASSEMBLY must come out. The location of the bolts that encase the heatercore itself are not conducive to being removed inside the car. They dont face the firewall. There are five 7mm bolts that face the top of the dashboard, and you will never have room/leverage to get them out inside the car, so the assembly MUST COME OUT, once out, just remove the bolts, and put the new core in.....reverse installation goes exactly as how you took the dash apart....took me from 9-2(it was cold, had to take breaks to warm up), but other than that, everything was easy.....note to moderators....it may be helpful to others with ACT if you post this remark as a side note in the tech section for heatercore removal.
left right left...the perfect shift...maybe i should call cadience when i bang the gears....
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karnage Offline
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I did my heater core in 2 hours in the cold last year.All I did was unbolt the dash and heater box with a/c and swapped them out.My hands got cut up but I got it down pretty quick.
84 TC with 88 hood LA-3 full 3" exhaust Rods header ported/polished big valve head schneider roller cam RW adj cam gear Kirban gillis at 20 # boost MSD ignition 255 lph Walbro full gauges
17 inch centerlines 944 front mount IC 80mm MAF
65mm tb-rotated intake on the way to 400HP
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EricCoolCats Offline
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K, thanks for the input. I'll be sure to modify the article with the new info.
Eric - COOL CATS
The 1983-88 Mercury Cougar
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jesse Offline
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sorry to ask here but i didnt think i should start anew thread.....but how do u get to th eblower motor to replace it? i did search and i couldnt find anyhting in the tech articles either.
~jesse~
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