RE: Heater repair, 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury B body, non-A/C

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Butch, aftermarket stereos usually have a small slit on either side you 
can see after you remove the front. It takes a special key that comes 
with the radio to remove it, but you can use a thin, flat piece of 
metal. You push them into the slot and they release a small detent which 
releases the radio from the surround, sometimes you can do each side 
individually by releasing the detent then cocking the radio to one side, 
but sometimes it takes 2 keys at the same time.
Jeff
W.A.Edison wrote:
> 
>  
> Hello everyone. I could not have even begun to troubleshoot and repair 
> the
> heater on this car without the advice I've gotten from members of the 
> 62-65
> Mopar website, the technical material on the site, and especially Kevin
> Merkley, with whom I've communicated steadily since undertaking this 
> chore.
> 
> What have I done so far?
> 
> I checked the vacuum to the main heater control box by hooking my 
> handheld
> vacuum pump to the line that runs from the engine manifold to the heater
> control. I pumped the thing to it's max, (30"?) with the OFF button
> depressed on the heater control panel. Vacuum held steady continuously, 
> no
> drop off.
> 
> BUT there was no drop off in vacuum nor did any of the 3 vacuum operated
> heater components move when I pushed the COOL, HEAT, or DEFROST buttons.
> Vacuum from the engine to the master switch remained at 30" of vacuum.
> 
> I tested both sides of the three vacuum devices under the dash 
> independently
> with my vacuum pump. THEY ALL WORKED EFFORTLESSLY!, so at this point I 
> think
> I either have a blockage in the line or something is wrong with the 
> switch.
> If you all have any ideas as to what might be wrong, I'd appreciate 
> hearing
> from you. 
> 
> I also tested the HOT/COOL lever that hooks mechanically to the heater
> control valve. The heater control valve is frozen, so moving the lever 
> did
> no good. I understand that a refurbished control valve will have the 
> little
> dog ear that the cable attaches to from the HOT/COOL lever, so that 
> should
> be okay.
> 
> Removing the heater control control switch to examine and possibly 
> replace
> it is next, but I've hit a snag. How do I remove an aftermarket stereo? 
> The
> front of the unit swivels down and pulls off, but I can't figure out how 
> to
> remove it from the dash. I can't get at the back of the heater controls 
> to
> disengage them until I remove the radio. ANY HELP would be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> /Butch Edison/ Ferndale, WA
> 



Jeff Adams
64 Polara


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