1. the heater valve is in the engine compartment, you probably have a
leaking core. However if you are a real optimist (I just looked at a
heater
assembly I removed from a damaged car) there are some seals that could
cause
this. If you email me off the list I'll send you a diagram that will
explain - O-ring part number 944-572-188-00, in maingroup 8, subgroup 13,
illustration 813-00. If these o-rings are bad it will do exactly what you
say is happening, and you can probably change them without dismantiling
the
whole car.
2. you need to find PET6 and also the ****sche shop manual. I have a
Haynes
manual up on e-bay right now, that is better than nothing (here's the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300140962406
) and
I
have a spare heater core if you contact me off the list (go to
www.wbnoble.com and find my email)
3. I have a used instrument cluster with a bad chip in it - but it has the
black face you want - a bit of shuffling of parts will get you a nicer
looking cluster. While you have it open check the Odometer drive gear and
make sure it's been replaced. Don't bend the pointers when you pull them
off - be very careful. Again, contact me off the list
4. both fans should run if AC is on
5. you should have asked here for sunroof - I have the complete lifter
assembly, probably could have sold you the whole thing for 1/10th of what
mechanic charged you.
6. getting heater core out is a major major task - be prepared for a lot
of
work to get it out. If you live where heat is rarely required, just leave
the core bypassed for now while you figure out how to do it.
"OldTau" <zwremi@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:1187312286.241479.71990@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi,
> I have done my best to diagnose this problem, but really need some
> input from anyone who would be willing to help. I just bought a 1989
> 944 base model about a month ago. The car came with no records, so
> naturally I brought it to the shop. I had many things replaced,
> including the water pump, timing belt, front engine oils seals, power
> steering pump/update, and my sunroof fixed (a costly operation I do
> not recommend having your mechanic do).
>
> I also asked them to check out the heater, as the person I purchased
> the vehicle from said it was missing a heater core. It turns out the
> heater core was there, but just bypassed. The mechanics smoked tested
> the heat core, and it appeared to be fine. They reconnected the
> heater core back into the coolant system. They said it should be OK.
> Now here is the where the fun began.
>
> I picked up my car and drove it home that night, where it had time to
> sit. The next morning I took my girlfriend out for a ride, and we
> both kept trying to figure out "what that smell was". When we get
> back her new boots were soaked. At first I thought it may be a leak
> coming from the battery compartment, but upon further investigation I
> realized it was indeed coolant. It looks like it is coming from
> around or above more likely from the two metal lines the run to the
> left and inside of the glove compartment. It is a fairly large leak,
> but it isnt massive.
>
> My first instinct is that it is the heater core that is bad. Could my
> mechanic of missed something with the smoke test? Could it possibly
> be a lose hose or line? Could it be the heater control valve? Would
> a leak from that allow coolant into the passenger foot well? I do
> know that the heater control valve is not working, as the leak
> continues even when I turn the climate control to cold air. That will
> need to be replaced. I am asking for help, as it is quite a job to
> remove that dash, and if I can figure out if I need a heater core than
> I would really like to do that before I tear it open the first time so
> I do not have to do it a second time.
>
> Also,
> Does anyone have an advice for trying to located a used instrument
> cluster? The guy before me screwed around with the one and it now has
> a white background, which looks surprisingly ugly and unnatural in
> this car. The MPG and temperature gauge are also screwy. Would a
> gauge from any post 85.5 car work?
>
> Also,
> This may be a stupid question, but which of my two cooling fans is for
> the A/C and which is for the engine? Are they one in the same, and
> both only come on when using the A/C? I have yet to see both running
> and am just wondering if I need a new relay. Does one fan function at
> different times for each task (i.e., the left runs when its hot, but
> if its not hot and the A/C is on then the left runs for that
> instead).
>
> I would really appreciate any help anyone may offer. I am new to 944
> owner****p and already feel these little things starting to drain me
> (and not just financially!). Thanks.
>
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