Ken,
Been there - did this fight.
Have the air director cable loosened. Make this fastened again is a hard
job, you'll need patience and small fingers - perhaps a child can help...
All screws tightening the heater box are those you mentioned.
What happened over the years is the foam between the heaterbox and the
firewall has acted as glue. Take a saw (kind of making keyholes in a wooden
door) and saw the heaterbox loose.
Regrattably you'll damage the paint, there is no other option.
I had the luck to have the car resprayed after this, so it is fine now.
Good luck!
Cheers,
Hans
'72 BGT which had a stuck heaterbox a few years ago.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Waringa [mailto:kwaringa@dynsys.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 7:12 PM
To: MG
Subject: Heater removal
How do you get the stupid heater out of a 74 B? I read the book, but it
still won't come out. I removed the screw on the side holding it to the
fire wall and the screws across the front and side of the heater box. I
have removed the defroster hoses. It is loose, but won't lift out. Does
the air flow cable have to be removed from inside the heater box before it
will lift out? Something is definitely holding it from coming out, but I
just don't know what. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ken
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