Date:         Mon, 10 Dec 2001 20:58:03 +0000
Reply-To:     Timothy Lee Harrison <tim@HARRISONLAND.CO.UK>
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From:         Timothy Lee Harrison <tim@HARRISONLAND.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: A radical idea
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On Monday 10 Dec 2001 4:57 pm, John Baker wrote:

> possible to get to the blower motor from above? Putting all aesthetics

'Fraid not. The heater blower is encased in a plastic housing that's
sealed by (plastic) welds. It's easier to get the whole casing from a
wreck and replace that, rather than take it to bits and then have to clamp
it back together again, although I'd certainly attempt that if I had to!

> out of mind (I can hide the panel with a creative dash covering), what
> do you guys think about this hare-brained scheme?

Nothing wrong with cutting an access hole, but I doubt that it would be of
much use for most things. If the wiper motor blows, it won't be
sufficiently large to , same goes for most other
slightly-more-than-trivial things behind there, I think!

Once you've taken the dash out, it's much easier next time. You'll know
what to look out for, for one thing. Additionally, you can replace the
torsion bolts on the steering column with normal bolts which makes things
easier (I cut a slit in them with an electric jigsaw and used a
screwdriver to get them off).

All in all,  assuming there's no other complications it's about an
afternoon's job - that's what it took me on my own. It's just a pain in
the bum (note my UK roots here!) to have to disconnect everything...

Tim(H)