Very Carefully.
P.S. : Has anyone ever removed and replaced a 68 Elky heater core? If so, please post some hints. Do you start from the inside or outside?
F.L. : If you can locate a copy of the October/November '97 issue of Muscle Car Review, there is an excellent article starting on page 48. It shows the step-by-step how-to on heater core R & R. The article uses a 1966 Chevelle for the process, but I imagine an Elky would not be very different.
S.B. : I recently replaced one on my 1967. I do not know if it is required or not, but I removed my inner fender. Most of the nuts are accessible from the outside, and I believe I had two that were under the dash. The glove box liner needs to be taken out, and the controls need to be disconnected. Then the plenum assembly can be pulled out and the core replaced.
H50 : I have removed both non-A/C and A/C heater cores. The way to remove the core is unscrewing the nuts on the firewall and removing the screws inside the passenger compartment. There are a couple of electrical connections and the control unit might have to come out. I had to strip the ventilator ducts. I would cut the heater hoses; however, when removing the inside "suitcase", be careful about spilling antifreeze on the carpet. Also, be careful with the insulation pad, since it might rip.
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