"DAKSY" <rsmith13@nycap.rr.com> wrote:
[...]
: <snip> I have fortunately never had to do this in a Dakota, but I have yet
: to hear anyone who has say that
: it was an easy job<snip>
: I had the "pleasure" of doing it to a Mazda B2000 a coupla years back...NOT
: fun...
Yeah, I don't know what it is - I think there must be some UAW rule
somewhere that says vehicles must be designed to be progressively more
difficult to work on as the model year increases. ;-) I swapped out
the heater core in my '70 Barracuda last year. It took all of 30
minutes, and was about the same number of dollars. :-) It was 2 hose
clamps, a few clips and a couple of screws. I had never done one before,
and didn't even need to look in the FSM. Now *that* is quality
engineering. :-)
: <snip> It would probably also be a good idea to just cap off the nipples on
: the firewall
: after you removed the hoses so you don't get any Mud Pit in there<snip>
: OMG! The Mud Pit! From what I've heard & seen, the concoction that you guys
: & gals mix up out there in Forestville will permeate anything! What makes ya
: think that caps will keep it out?!??!?
Good point - still, I guess you should at least *try* to appear
as though you are giving your truck a sporting chance. ;-)
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-Jon-
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