[DeTomaso] What I like about my car

[Larry Weston]

I couldn't wait. I went back down to the shop and the dead blower motor is now out. I had to drain out the coolant and undo (cut) the lines in the cabin but I have valves in my heater hoses back in the engine compartment so that was a cinch. All I had to drain was the heater core and cabin lines. Not a drop spilled on the carpet either. I did not have to undo the A/C lines so my charge of R12 remains intact. Actually the foam and air ducting hoses are intact but are kind of stiff. Now would be a good time to freshen them up. That black sticky insulation stuff that goes on the hose ends around the evaporator valve, etc. is in rough shape too. I know Eastwood sells that stuff.
I had a link to a source for a multispeed blower motor that I cannot find. Any suggestions?
I could use a A/C dash louver assy too.
Thanks.

From: jderyke at aol.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:24:53 -0500
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What I like about my car
To: lplugw at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com

In a message dated 1/20/10 5:00:59 PM, lplugw at hotmail.com writes:



Yesterday the windshield came out, today the dashboard is out and the heater box is staring back at me, tomorrow the dead blower motor will be in my hands. It's in the twenties and I'm already thinking about how great it will be to have A/C again, not to mention all the other little details I've got in mind.

Whatever your intentions are this winter, if you haven't started yet, now is a good time.



Good for you. Larry! Dig in there! 

Now that the dash is out there are two easy replacements: first, the paper flex-tubes often used to guide defroster air, are usually destroyed by time. They are easy to install if the dash is out and difficult if its in place. 

The second is the square foam 'doughnuts' between the heater/AC box outlets and the actual dadshboard. Impossible to replace with the dash in, simple with it out. These things gasket the abysmally poor alignment between dash & steel box, to guide the cold air coming out of the evaporator. They are usually disintegrated. Both tubes & doughnuts are cheap to replace. 

Good luck- J DeRyke 		 	   		  
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