RE: IML: 67/68 Imperial Heater Core Replacment

["Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ken, I have done it on ATC cars, but if you have standard AC (and I think
you do, as yours is an early car), you'll just have to plow a new furrow
using the FSM.  It is a nightmare on ATC cars, I agree, and probably not
much better on a standard AC car, but at least you don't have the DUAL
heater core to deal with (I don't think).

I did find that removing the front seats and getting a really good drop
light was a big help. 

Dick Benjamin

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Miller
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 10:06 AM
To: IML
Subject: IML: 67/68 Imperial Heater Core Replacment

Has anyone replaced the heater core on an air-conditioned 67/68?  It 
appears that when Chrysler built this car, the first component they 
started with was the heater core and then built the rest of the car 
around it! 

I have read the service manual, and its 26 simple steps to remove and 
replace this thing are a bit intimidating (i.e., "Adjust electrical 
by-pass switch operating arm to have .020 to .060 operating clearance 
between operating arm and actuator rod." [I can see myself making this 
adjustment on my back under the dash!]).

I would appreciate any war stories from people who have actually done 
(or maybe just attempted to do) this.  I may let the next owner of this 
car fuss with this.

Ken Miller




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