John,
You can address the heater core from the inside. Only thing you have to do
on the outside is disconnect the hoses. The fan is a different story. It's
not just the bottom bolt. The fan motor has a squirrel cage fan attached to
it so it must be backed out of the housing about 4- 5 inches after you have
removed the screws. You don't have to remove the outside box for either
replacement. But the inner fender has to be unbolted so you can pull it
forward for the fan.
Trooper
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 10:43 AM
Subject: [Chevelle-list] 1969 heater core / blower motor
Looking for somebody to refresh my memory...
On a 1969 El Camino, does replacing the heater core only involve removing
stuff inside the cabin?
Also, to replace the blower motor, is it just that one stupid bolt on the
bottom of the cover that makes you have to get the inner fender out of
the way? Also, does the inside stuff have to be torn down to get at that?
Has anybody had success w/ just dropping the back half of the inner
fender and reaching in there?
I have gone three winters now with my heater core bypassed and a
non-working blower motor. I'm thinking I should take advantage of the
long weekend (and it's not supposed to rain) to fix this.
Thanks. I'll probably be digging into this today. Maybe three winters is
enough procrastination, esp. since I have the parts sitting here.
