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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 02:13 PM
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Talking Heater. :D

I took every little peice of my air conditioner out, and I kinda took my heater coil out too....

I would have put it right back but I bent the copper tubing.
So now my heater coil is in my engine compartment.

I'll have pics later, just thought it was kinda funny.
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 08:53 PM
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I took all of my HVAC stuff out, saves ~25lbs. Good start on your weight reduction
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 08:55 PM
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wat components are under the dash to take out and how much work is involved? right now i have my a/c compressor and condensor and lines off. wats next?
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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 04:56 AM
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Under the dash for the A/C is quite easy. It's right in the middle of the passenger seat area. There's a large 'box' where you can see the tubes coming in through the firewall. IIRC, there's a bolt at the top, one at the bottom, and two straps that connect the box at each side to the other parts of the vent system. Quite easy to remove, just get yourself upside-down under the dash and you'll see.

Only problem is you'll need the piece of plastic that bridges that gap out of another RX without air or you'll be disconnecting all your vents from the fan.
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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 05:08 AM
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hehe, just a question. I recieved my car with the Air Conditioning pump already removed... Problem is that if you press the AC button on the dash, it blows the fuse for the whole system. Any ideas where I should be looking to find the short?

Lookin forward to those pics =)
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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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Yeah look at the top of the in-dash compartment I was talking about. Near the bolt that attaches it to the roof of the firewall is a little module where the wires from the switch connect to. Those wires must be shorting out on each other.

If that compartment is already removed (ie. there are no pipes going through your firewall) then look directly behind the glove box, underneath the dash.
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 02:34 AM
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I found the connections. I unplugged the AC connector but it still blows fuses. The problem is in the switch, so I'll replace that. Cheers for the help =)
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 03:25 AM
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Originally Posted by H4Inf
hehe, just a question. I recieved my car with the Air Conditioning pump already removed... Problem is that if you press the AC button on the dash, it blows the fuse for the whole system. Any ideas where I should be looking to find the short?

Lookin forward to those pics =)
interesting, i had the same problem on my 81, however it never had a/c but it had the button for the a/c, i just made sure to never touch the a/c button,
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 03:27 AM
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Same here, I don't have a/c but it have the button for the a/c, I try not to touch it or have it on.
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 01:29 PM
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Won't be able to get pics, the only person I know with a digital camera is out of town for a long while. sorry
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