Dead 164 Heater Core

[<johnandcathie@domain.elided>]

Glenn,

The heater core is behind the A/C blower fan - not a difficult job to
remove, but fiddly and time-consuming, also needing de-gas, R&R and re-gas
of the A/C evaporator unit.

I did this job about two years ago to replace the blower motor, and after
posting my experiences of this on the 164 page, I wrote up a guide to the
job.  I've had so many requests for this since that Stuart Heather has put a
copy of it on his Alfapro website.
(http://www.alfapro.com/html/aircon_blower.html)
My experience was with a RHD '89 model, but I think that the procedure
relates to later 164s as well.

Since I did this job, I have corresponded with several Alfisti about how to
remove the blower fan without removing the A/C.  One theory is that by
removing the false firewall and the windscreen wiper assembly that it can be
taken out this way.

Recently, Dennis Martin and I have been corresponding (Dennis is another
subscriber to this digest) about removal the easy way, so Dennis might like
to chime in here if he has had any success.

Anyway - good luck with the job - think about replacing that blower motor
while you're in there and not having to take it all out some other time!

Hope this is helpful info!

Regards,
John Wiltshire
Sydney Australia

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