[FC] To James Davis re rear heat/air dist box...

[John Nickel]

Merv, Just reach up and remove the nuts from the bolts ( one on each side of
the heater). If you havn't already tried to lift the cover before this, you
will be able to remove it without trashing the fragile heater ducts (3).
After i ripped mine out the first time, I added a "crossmember" to which the
heater could be hung, and did not rebolt the heater to the cover.  Now, when
I need to get to the starter or do a visual check on the rear-end, I just
remove the bolts/screws that hold the cover down and work from the top..a
whole lot easier than laying on frosted ground/concrete
John Nickel
64 Greenbrier Deluxe 8-door 110 PG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Merv Krull" <krupross@sunwave.net>
To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 3:03 PM
Subject: [FC] To James Davis re rear heat/air dist box...


> You mentioned that it is easy to access with the panel over the tranny
> removed.... How do you remove that panel? It looks like the whole
heater/air
> system is bolted to it from underneath....? Looks like two main bolts
along
> with some connectors to the rear heater/air duct into the cabin...?
> thanx!
> Merv Krull
> Salmon Arm
> krupross@sunwave.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Davis" <jld@wk.net>
> To: <corvanatics@corvair.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 2:32 PM
> Subject: Re: <FC> Holiday cheer
>
>
> > Bryan, on top of the differential sits a heater distribution box.  It is
a
> > plastic thing that is lined with some sort of foam.  In the 1970, the
> trick
> > was to reline it with felt. Anyway, it collects heat and air from the
> three
> > engine hoses and distributes it to the rear duct and the front
> > selector.  Every one that I have taken apart (it is in two pieced
riveted
> > together) was clogged with something. Take it out (easy with the panel
> over
> > the trans removed) and drill out the rivets; clean and degrease, reline
(I
> > still like felt) and reassemble with pop rivets.  If you need to patch
it,
> > fiberglass sticks fine. With it cleaned out, you will have heat you
won't
> > believe.
> > Jim Davis
> >
> >
> >
> > At 06:54 AM 1/6/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > >A bit late as usual, here's our news from the holidays.  Santa was
pretty
> > >good to us, Ellie got a tonneau cover for the truck, Brenden (#3 son)
and
> > >I got new workbenches, mine is out in the carport which will be real
> handy
> > >for projects, I already got to use it once.  The Greenbrier had been
> > >making a clicking noise that clearly was coming from the left rear.
I'd
> > >checked the u-joints and re-done the brakes, with everything looking
> > >ok.  Finally, the noise got worse one day, so I got it up in the air
and
> > >got under it.  Well, I was close in my thinking it was a u-joint, turns
> > >out the yoke had worn and the u-joint cap was walking around.  A new
used
> > >yoke from the Corvair Ranch and a new u-joint and the noise is finally
> gone :-)
> > >
> > >Next up is checking out the heater, after driving the Corsa I'm pretty
> > >well convinced that there's something wrong with the GB's heat.
> > >Symptoms are not much air that's not very hot.  Since I'm not getting a
> > >lot of crud onto the floor when it's on, I'm going to take the fan out
> and
> > >see if it's clogged (the van sat for a while) and check the cable
> > >adjustments.  One of the hoses has a small hole in it, so those will be
> > >replaced as well.  Finally, I'll be replacing the fan bearing, and I
> think
> > >the oil I'm getting on the engine is coming from the dipstick, so I'm
> > >hoping that cleaning out the PCV and top cover will cure that.
> > >It'll get a new fan belt too, this one was on the Brier when we got it
> > >about 3 years and 15k miles ago, it has some cracks in it from age.
> > >
> > >Only bad part of the holidays is I found out the GRM challenge is on
the
> > >same day as Little League opening day, they moved it to be later this
> > >year.  I was willing to blow off a practice weekend, but I want to be
> > >there for the first game of the season.  Bummer.  On the bright side,
it
> > >got me moving to get the car together so I've had a Corvair car to
drive
> again.
> > >
> > >Best to everyone for the new year!
> > >
> > >Bryan Blackwell
> >
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