I never questioned your method or breakneck speed.
I'm retired and don't even wear a watch.
It simply takes me ten ours for the full cycle of R&R on the complete
heater box and controls.
To be more explicit, Air cooled heater box out Wasserboxer heater box
back in was what I did.
If you prefer a catchier name than Super Mark, you'll have to survey the
list and let them pick one.

Stan Wilder

On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:22:18 -0800 mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
writes:
> Stan, my 1.5 hour estimate was for a dash removal and replacement
> only,
> and by someone who has done them before. I figure .5 to get a dash
> out,
> 1.0 to put it back. The heater removal is something else. Cracking
> one
> open and replacing parts and seals takes much more time. The point
> was
> that getting to a dash A/C unit is not such a big deal. I don't know
> why
> you had problems with the horn. I don't remove the steering wheel
> or
> horn button. After I remove the 2 shear bolts I clamp vise grips
> below
> the steering column coupler to keep it from coming out of it's
> rubber
> bushings and then I remove the 2 lower bolts so the whole steering
> wheel/column tips away from the dash. The stalk wiring is not
> disturbed
> either.
>
> Mark
>
> Stan Wilder wrote:
> >
> > Mark ................ I regret getting so old and decrepit at only
> 60.
> > You young whipper snappers make me look really bad.
> > I'm just stating that the last time I removed a heater
> distribution box,
> > replaced it with another and hooked up the cables it took me ten
> hours.
> > I acknowledge that my electric screw gun only has one speed and
> that
> > indeed was a handicap.
> > It also took about 30 minutes to get the horn working after I got
> the
> > dash back in.
> > If you can do the whole process in 1.5 hours I'm going to refer to
> you in
> > my future postings at Super Mark.
> > It will be a title well deserved.
> > Just for curiosity I wonder what the VW dealer charges as flat
> rate?
> > I've heard $300.00 to install a blower motor several times on the
> list.
> > (I am taking my stretch in for a paint job and I am putting a
> different
> > dash in just so no paint gets on the good one.)
> > I say go for it ................ I have my extremes on engine
> building
> > you have yours on over spray prevention.
> >
> > Until later:
> > Dull witted, Slow Moving, Slug of a man, Stan.
> >
>
>

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