Heater Control cables

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Heater Control cables

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After 2 hours on Saturday and again yesterday, I've tonight finally got the bloody heater cables reconnected to the heater box. What a bugger of a job, especially when you are my bulk and have sausage fingers even though I'd removed the seat and the steering wheel.

The heater box was out of the car when I bought it so I thought I'd get away with it, but message to self and anyone else removing or refitting a heater box - remove the slider assembly and cables at the same time and fit them back on the heater box before refitting it all.

I honestly invented new swear words and could have burned the bloody car several times! :drama: :banghead: :swear:
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I did a heater box way back 1988 ish when I was 10 stone lighter and could move my back and legs when hanging upside down .
So I take my hat of to you sir .
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That's how I always do that job. I would never fit the heater without having the cables in place and checked out to make sure that they're working properly.
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Caprigear wrote:That's how I always do that job. I would never fit the heater without having the cables in place and checked out to make sure that they're working properly.
One lives and learns!

The worst heater matrix I have ever done was an Opel Monza with aircon. F**king nightmare! Why can't they all be like a Mk4 Cortina?
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Imagine having the heater/blower and dash out of a modern car? They did one on The Garage once, can't remember the car, but it took something like a week.
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pbar wrote:Imagine having the heater/blower and dash out of a modern car? They did one on The Garage once, can't remember the car, but it took something like a week.
The Monza took me well over 2 days and what was worse was it was a warranty job so I didn't earn anything out of doing it either!
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