Installing a unit like this alone really sucks but I am impatient and hard headed.
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First off, I answered my own question regarding the foam seal. It appears that once the oval duct retaining collar is removed…
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The cowl area is flat. It did have some crud to clean though.
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Muscling the heater box into place isn’t that hard IF the holes in the firewall match the studs on the box. These two did…
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…. Mainly because the right side of this patched in firewall is from a Non A/C car.
The stud at the far left end….
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I thought I had a hole in the firewall for it but I did not. At all. Again, this unit isn’t heavy but it is awkward to try to hold it, prop it up, get out and attach the nuts and tighten them.
I made a support strap from a piece of sheet metal.
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The seal fits snug.
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There isn’t a whole lot of heater nipple to grab though.
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It should be enough…. I hope.
