Folks,
If I am not mistaken, taking out the dash is an "option" on doing
the job. A friend of mine used to be the shop manager of York VW,
York, PA and he told me that they discovered that they could remove it
far easier. What it entailed (mind you I am 61 and am trying to
remember a 15 year old conversation) is that once you cleared out the
side of the console on the driver's side, the box containing the
heater core was accessible. What they did was cut open the box with a
"hot knife" or something that would take care of the plastic, remove
and replace the heater core, and then "hot glue" the cut out piece of
the box back in. Seems to me I remember the job taking about an hour
and a half. Hadn't seen this guy for over 10 years but ran into him
last night. Can call and reaffirm what I passed on if anyone is
interested.
Oh yes, any further details would be greately appreciated. I've been
expecting some coolant on my boots for months due to the strong smell
whenever I turn the heater on, but the prospect of taking out the dash
hasn't been appealing...
Cheers,
Oleg
