I haven't been so angry in a long time.
I spent an entire holiday weekend fighting my 89. The heater valve was bad. While doing disassembly to get to the valve, I discovered the dash lights didn't work; bad connectors on the instrument cluster, d a broken wire; and the heater fan motor switch broke (requiring surgery to put it in working order).
Once I got to the bad heater valve -- after fixing all of the above -- not to mention a satanic stripped screw holding the speaker grille down -- after all of that, I discovered the bolts holding the valve were corroded. In the most awkward position, I removed the bolts 5-15 degrees per wrench movement. My hand cramped many times just getting the allen wrench on the bolts; many times the wrench dropped, requiring me to slither out, find it, and to reassume The Position.
After ALL of that, including a careful installation of the o-ring seals using silicone to hold them in place, I started the car.
The coolant went right out onto the carpets I had just steam cleaned. I bought the car from a colleague who claimed all the car needed was a clock and A/C repair. I've since been repairing things all over the car -- including these two items. This is the straw that made me go ballistic. I was so mad, here are just SOME of the things I did:
30 minutes!?
Thirty minutes?!
So, my question to this forum is this: Who has ever seen a heater valve replaced in less than an hour? Anybody? If (and I know it can't be done) if you've seen it done, how did the person(s) do it? I'm curious.
Siggy
I spent an entire holiday weekend fighting my 89. The heater valve was bad. While doing disassembly to get to the valve, I discovered the dash lights didn't work; bad connectors on the instrument cluster, d a broken wire; and the heater fan motor switch broke (requiring surgery to put it in working order).
Once I got to the bad heater valve -- after fixing all of the above -- not to mention a satanic stripped screw holding the speaker grille down -- after all of that, I discovered the bolts holding the valve were corroded. In the most awkward position, I removed the bolts 5-15 degrees per wrench movement. My hand cramped many times just getting the allen wrench on the bolts; many times the wrench dropped, requiring me to slither out, find it, and to reassume The Position.
After ALL of that, including a careful installation of the o-ring seals using silicone to hold them in place, I started the car.
The coolant went right out onto the carpets I had just steam cleaned. I bought the car from a colleague who claimed all the car needed was a clock and A/C repair. I've since been repairing things all over the car -- including these two items. This is the straw that made me go ballistic. I was so mad, here are just SOME of the things I did:
- Removed the satellite radio I placed in the car.
- Removed all of my belongings in the car.
- Threw in the trash some brand new parts I bought for the car
- Prepared to donate the thing to a charity.
30 minutes!?
Thirty minutes?!
So, my question to this forum is this: Who has ever seen a heater valve replaced in less than an hour? Anybody? If (and I know it can't be done) if you've seen it done, how did the person(s) do it? I'm curious.
Siggy