Heater core replacement + on a 1971 Monte Carlo, NO A/C

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1971montecarlo

Case is out, still a few cables to unhook

Wish I took the dash out! I see other things I need to repair.

So, the heater box is already out, now I removed the dash pad. Notice the broken defroster duct. I didn’t know it was broken.

I lowered the heater box down to the floor on an old towel to protect the carpet, then removed the cables.

Yes, it was leaking.

Notice the “MISSING” stud on the left side of this picture. My car built in May of 1971 in Canada didn’t have one. The stud just below it, required the inner fender bolts to be removed to gain access to the nut. I didn’t need to remove all of the inner fender bolts.

Note slotted grill on the left, this is where air is directed to when in the defrost mode. The plastic defrost duct attaches to this…

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