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Started this little gem of a job on Saturday. This is where 4.5 hours of work got me. Haven't even gotten the HVAC module removed yet so I can access the heater and evap cores :flame:
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wow...hope i never have to do that
Let's hope we don't see a thread in a month titled "Guys, I have a rattle in my dash" ;)
wooow.ive done that to a dodge durango...bungee cords are your friend! What happened?
:sux2bu: Do you really need a heater?
How does an evaporator go bad? And how do you know it is bad until you remove it?
Really your in Arizona. I mean come onnnnQuote:
Originally Posted by DBTBSS
When you have a buddy put in a can of 134a because your system won't hold a charge, and you hear hissing through the opening where the cabin filters go, and the pressure slowly bleeds off to zero while you're watching the gauge.....it's a pretty good guess that there's a crack in the evap core.
Oh, and you heater haters....I'm doing this job because of the evaporator core....which is the a/c.....which is EXTREMELY important here in AZ during the summer, lol. I did replace the heater core just because I was already in there and mine has 156,000 miles on it, but the primary reason was the evap core. I think I stressed something when I was moving the lines around trying to clear the old turbo kit downpipe.
Anyway, I got the HVAC module out and both cores replaced and started reassembling everything. One more night's work and I should have it all back together.
You are one brave man. I would say eff it and roll the windows down... :haw:
I feel good about it so far. Of course, I may feel differently when none of my electronics work and I have a handful of bolts and screws left over.
Damn a/c....I've spent about $500 in the past week trying to fix it. New evap core. New heater core. New accumulator. New orifice tube. New o-rings all around. Modified a/c line to clear the turbo manifold. Oil for evap core. Vacuum and recharge.
Thanks, I'll quit playing with mine then.Quote:
Originally Posted by thunder550
I am glad I don't have a newer truck. I just had to replace my heater core, took all of 30 mins to swap it out and put on new lines. :rofl:
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Originally Posted by ChevyLee
LAME!!!! :hyper2:
And to think you will really get to use it in about 6+months.lol So at least its all new stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by thunder550
Rick
I wish I had one a day....as long as it's someone else's that pays. Wait, make that two...
This is an older thread...I've been enjoying my ice cold A/C all summer long :D Well, the part of the summer that my truck has been running anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbo6.0L
Huh?Quote:
Originally Posted by GasGuzzler
:sux2bu:
LOL
Glad your a/c works, one of my lines keep cracking, gotta get a new one fabbed up.
Yeah, and when I said "all summer long" I really meant for the past 3 weeks since I found out that the low pressure switch was leaking.
I wish I had at least two of these jobs to do everyday because I could retire very early. Now that I think of it, give me three per day...at least for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by thunder550
How dare you post those terrible pics!!! That reminds me of when I changed mine out earlier this year (heater core).
My avalanche looked just like that, brings back bad memories.
If I had to do it again for a customer, i'd honestly charge $1500 to change it out!
I started by playing around under the dash, then you remove the seat, then you figure out a few things need to be removed, then you remove the other seat, then the console (which on an avalanche sux), the the grab handle, then the onstar box sh!t, lower steering column, then you think you can pull the heater core (which is the hole damn assembly under the dash), now you pull the dash out some, jeeezz it turns into a nightmare.
Once you stand back and look at what you've done, you're like holy sh!t. Looks like a bad wreck, lol.
Anyway, back from my nightmare, hahah, no rattles on mine, I actually used a ton of wire ties and it's quieter than the factory did it.
Oh ya, i think i had a few screws left over, hahah.
Glad to see you got it fixed, i know personally it was a lot of fun, if I ever have to do it again, I'll trade the truck in.
later,
allen
Allen, I'd bet for $1500 you could pay someone an hourly rate to drive from SA to north of Dallas, wait for me to do the job, then drive back to SA and still make a lot....even after you pay me.
LOL
I've had the carrier out of my Blazer only twice in the 8 years and 187K miles I've owned it. Bring 'em on!