>To replace the heater core the unit will need to be removed. The dash does >indeed need to be removed in >order to do that.
You don't need to remove the dash to remove the heater box on a '78 Spider. I've done the job more than once. If you're looking for an excuse to yank the dash, then it will make access easier, but it's not terribly difficult to pull the heater box with the dash in place. bs -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]

