![]() ![]() It is possible to slit the Engine Plate in pieces removed the Engine to Transmission bolts then reassemble the pieces in place and Torque the bolts. The noise you are hearing is the starter Pinion Gear hitting the Flywheel once the Drive Yoke is engaged. As started the starter is also design for the compensation of the plate for starter engagement and can be duplicated. The Dowel Pin is a necessary component which guild the Transmission to the engine and the Plate is only there due to the opening for the Inspection. But at the same time I will disagree that the plate needs (Have) to be there for alignment of starter engagement. This wasn't an overly complicated job, space limitations however made it a difficult fix.I agree on what has been stated and the plate should have been installed during assembly of the engine to transmissions. From there I reconnected the 4 screws on the cover plate (again more swearing), reinstalled the fresh air vent and then pushed the heater box assembly back up against the firewall and reinstalling the 4 securing nuts securing it to the firewall. Installing the new core is best accomplished by sliding the new core over the top of the heater box and sliding the 2 heater core tube into the 2 holes on the firewall and then tilting and pushing the heater box up and in so that the new core will slide into place. ![]() ![]() I think that the new core may not have had the same dimensions as the stock unit so I ended up leaving the clip out. I tried reinstalling the clip after I had slid the new core in and could get the clip to fit. There may also be a clip in place that holds the core in place inside the heater box. You have to reach behind to remove each one blind and space is cramped back there so be ready to swear! Once out you can then slide out the heater core but you may have to pull the heater box further away from the firewall and down to get the old core out. On the back side of the heater box there is a panel secured by 4 screws. Once these are out you can manhandle the heater box away from the firewall and then remove the passenger side fresh air vent flap assembly which is secured to the heater box by 4 screws on the outside and 4 speed nuts that are not attached so make sure to hold onto the speed nuts by hand through the air vent hole on top of the heater box otherwise they'll drop on your head or fall into the deep recesses of the heater box. Also the non AC cars only have 4 nuts on the engine bay side of the firewall rather than the 7 specified in the shop manual. Still nursing the scrapes aches and pains, quite possibly the most frustrating auto repair I have ever attempted!įTI, Steps 6 through 8 in the shop manual only apply to the AC cars. Well, I tackled the heater core replacement this weekend on my non AC 1966 and was successful! Thanks in advance for your help or any insight you can provide! From there I think that the remaining steps as described in the shop manual are pretty straightforward. Some clarification on steps 6 through 8 are all that I need (I hope). Step 8 of the shop manual corroborates this by instructing the loosening of seven nuts on the engine side of the firewall. After checking the AC section of the shop manual, I assume that the "recirculation air grill" is specific to the AC equipped cars, but are there still seven retaining "screws" that need to be removed from inside a non AC car? Is step 6 specific only to AC equipped cars? I ask this because the assembly manual shows the air box assembly attached to the firewall by bolts secured by nuts on the engine side of the firewall. ![]() Step 6 says to disconnect the resistor plug followed by the removal of the seven retaining "screws" and the "recirculating air grille". Section 16-4-6, the heater core removal instructions specifically Steps 6 to 8, however have me stumped. The best advice I got from my search was to get the shop manual and the electrical assembly manual and I have perused both throughly and have checked up under the dash. While the posts I have read have been very helpful, typically they were specific to AC equipped cars. Hey everyone, its my first post and I have searched the forum for information pertaining to the removal and installation of a non AC heater core for my 1966 T-bird. ![]()
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