I was able to replace the heater core in my 91 Jetta GLI in 6 hours using the attached instructions. These are the instructions given to dealers for replacing recalled heater cores. Definitely a pain in the ass the first go at it. Now I can probably do it in half the time now that I know all the places the heater box gets caught up when you try to pull out the f-ing thing.
Gino --- Darner <[email protected]> wrote: > Lower pressure is a help - good point. When my '87 > lost the core, though, > even just gravity was too much. The fumes were > nauseating me, my throat and > eyes were sore after driving, and I had no other > transportation. I used > three pieces of pipe and two elbows to make a > bypass. Think it was maybe > 3/8 [nominal size] pipe? The straight pieces were > maybe 2 or 2-1/2" long > nipples, threaded both ends. I made a sort of > square-cornered "U", and > bypassed the core, letting it rest up high against > the engine side of the > firewall. Look at the heater hose, and you can get > a really good idea of > what size to use if you need a temporary fix. I > couldn't use it at this > time of year: no defrost means no driving in our > weather! Was -8 F > yesterday (high of +12), similar this morning. > Ron > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Darron Schneider" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:16 PM > Subject: [a2-16v-list] Re: Heater core > > > > I did it myself on my 85 Jetta (non-A/C). Took > around 8 hours but I > wasn't rushing. After that > > first time I felt I could probably do it again in > maybe 5 hours but > fortunately it held. I > > didn't need any fancy tools and I was working in > my apartment parking lot. > > > > One tip if you need to drive it is loosen the cap > so the system won't > build any pressure. > > Though in your case it sounds like it has really > let go so it might not > make any difference. > > HTH > > > > Darron Schneider > > 89 Jetta GLI 16V > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 18:05:43 -0800 (PST) > > > From: Josh Hart <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [a2-16v-list] Heater core > > > > > > > > > well, I've got a leaking heating core I guess. > Loads of steam coming > out the vents, damp > > carpet underneath the middle, and leaking fluid > under the car. Now, I'm > going to try some Stop > > Leak to seal it but if it doesn't work I'm not > sure what to do. A VW > mechanic I've never used > > advised me not to change it out myself. I have no > special tools, but can > handle medium level > > mechanical stuff. He said it took him like 11 > hours and he billed for 9 > and that he used 3 VW > > tools in the process. Any tips? Is he right in > his recommendation? > thanks alot > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, > and more > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
