I never questioned your method or breakneck speed. I'm retired and don't even wear a watch. It simply takes me ten ours for the full cycle of R&R on the complete heater box and controls. To be more explicit, Air cooled heater box out Wasserboxer heater box back in was what I did. If you prefer a catchier name than Super Mark, you'll have to survey the list and let them pick one. Stan Wilder On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:22:18 -0800 mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> writes: > Stan, my 1.5 hour estimate was for a dash removal and replacement > only, > and by someone who has done them before. I figure .5 to get a dash > out, > 1.0 to put it back. The heater removal is something else. Cracking > one > open and replacing parts and seals takes much more time. The point > was > that getting to a dash A/C unit is not such a big deal. I don't know > why > you had problems with the horn. I don't remove the steering wheel > or > horn button. After I remove the 2 shear bolts I clamp vise grips > below > the steering column coupler to keep it from coming out of it's > rubber > bushings and then I remove the 2 lower bolts so the whole steering > wheel/column tips away from the dash. The stalk wiring is not > disturbed > either. > > Mark > > Stan Wilder wrote: > > > > Mark ................ I regret getting so old and decrepit at only > 60. > > You young whipper snappers make me look really bad. > > I'm just stating that the last time I removed a heater > distribution box, > > replaced it with another and hooked up the cables it took me ten > hours. > > I acknowledge that my electric screw gun only has one speed and > that > > indeed was a handicap. > > It also took about 30 minutes to get the horn working after I got > the > > dash back in. > > If you can do the whole process in 1.5 hours I'm going to refer to > you in > > my future postings at Super Mark. > > It will be a title well deserved. > > Just for curiosity I wonder what the VW dealer charges as flat > rate? > > I've heard $300.00 to install a blower motor several times on the > list. > > (I am taking my stretch in for a paint job and I am putting a > different > > dash in just so no paint gets on the good one.) > > I say go for it ................ I have my extremes on engine > building > > you have yours on over spray prevention. > > > > Until later: > > Dull witted, Slow Moving, Slug of a man, Stan. > > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com |
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