1986 A1 Rabbit Cabriolet Heatercore
 

anyhave have a how to or suggestions to how to change the heathercore on a
86 cabriolet with ac.

thanks

-Lee

to do it correctly, one must remove the complete heaterbox assembly.

"Lee" > wrote in message
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> anyhave have a how to or suggestions to how to change the heathercore on a
> 86 cabriolet with ac.
>
> thanks
>
> -Lee
>
>

to do it correctly, one must remove the complete heaterbox assembly.

"Lee" > wrote in message
...
> anyhave have a how to or suggestions to how to change the heathercore on a
> 86 cabriolet with ac.
>
> thanks
>
> -Lee
>
>

any how-to out there with pictures?

-Lee

"Woodchuck" > wrote in message
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> to do it correctly, one must remove the complete heaterbox assembly.
>
> "Lee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> anyhave have a how to or suggestions to how to change the heathercore on
>> a 86 cabriolet with ac.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> -Lee
>>
>>
>
>
>

any how-to out there with pictures?

-Lee

"Woodchuck" > wrote in message
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> to do it correctly, one must remove the complete heaterbox assembly.
>
> "Lee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> anyhave have a how to or suggestions to how to change the heathercore on
>> a 86 cabriolet with ac.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> -Lee
>>
>>
>
>
>

does this look about right?

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1149945

-Lee

"Lee" > wrote in message
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> any how-to out there with pictures?
>
> -Lee
>
> "Woodchuck" > wrote in message
> ...
>> to do it correctly, one must remove the complete heaterbox assembly.
>>
>> "Lee" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> anyhave have a how to or suggestions to how to change the heathercore on
>>> a 86 cabriolet with ac.
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> -Lee
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

does this look about right?

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1149945

-Lee

"Lee" > wrote in message
...
> any how-to out there with pictures?
>
> -Lee
>
> "Woodchuck" > wrote in message
> ...
>> to do it correctly, one must remove the complete heaterbox assembly.
>>
>> "Lee" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> anyhave have a how to or suggestions to how to change the heathercore on
>>> a 86 cabriolet with ac.
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> -Lee
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

In rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled, Lee wrote:

>does this look about right?
>
>http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1149945

Depends on what you call "right" but it looks right to me if you are
going to do the work yourself.

I assume the heater core leaks. Replacing a heater core right
(removing the box) on most cars would require a lot more hours of
work for a novice than one would think.

It is sad these things fail and are hard to replace. VWs seem less
prone to such failures than many cars. I wonder if a different
antifreeze would have made it last.

In rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled, Lee wrote:

>does this look about right?
>
>http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1149945

Depends on what you call "right" but it looks right to me if you are
going to do the work yourself.

I assume the heater core leaks. Replacing a heater core right
(removing the box) on most cars would require a lot more hours of
work for a novice than one would think.

It is sad these things fail and are hard to replace. VWs seem less
prone to such failures than many cars. I wonder if a different
antifreeze would have made it last.

Except he used the "chopper" method! That kind of work done at the dealer
would get the tech fired! Chopping a hole in the side of the heater box
isn't the correct way to do the repair, but it's your car.


"Lee" > wrote in message
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> does this look about right?
>
> http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1149945
>
> -Lee
>
> "Lee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> any how-to out there with pictures?
>>
>> -Lee
>>
>> "Woodchuck" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> to do it correctly, one must remove the complete heaterbox assembly.
>>>
>>> "Lee" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> anyhave have a how to or suggestions to how to change the heathercore
>>>> on a 86 cabriolet with ac.
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> -Lee
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>