evaporator core housing

[pannebreaux]

looking for a source for a replacement housing for my evaporator core. does anyone make one that doesn't crumble to pieces?

[Leeann_93]

iirc, Jack got one of the last new OEM ones available, saying they're no longer made. You could do a search on eBay, etc to see if anyone still has one or two.

Other than that, it's grabbing one from a junkyard - carefully - and painting with the plastic paint stuff to keep it together after you install it.

[pannebreaux]

i was afraid that was going to be the answer. i haven't attempted to take it apart yet and i'm wondering if i could fiberglass or reinforce it in some way before i try to get it apart. what is this magical "plastic paint stuff" you speak of?

[chevymaher]

Fiberglass would fix it. Just wait till it is off and lay a couple layers of mat on the outside if it. That is how they fix corvettes that been tagged and are all cracked up. Just on the inside on a vette.

[Leeann_93]

If you can deal with fiberglass, that's your best option.

[chevymaher]

If you can deal with fiberglass, that's your best option.

I just started putting stringers in my boat. I will be dealing with alot of it. Getting the van/chev rebuild treatment.

[97cargocrawler]

I got the very last one.

[pannebreaux]

i'm trying poor man's fiberglass a la titebond III. inventing new cuss words as i attempt to remove the screws. they'll need to add a few pages to the dictionary by the time i''m done. whoever decided to put the screw in against the fender well needs to have his hands chopped off. i had to grind a 3/16" wrench to fit and fight it the whole way. that one will be replaced with tape.

do both halves of the outer case need to be unscrewed to get the evaporator out or just the right side?

[pannebreaux]

i finally got it off, mostly in one piece, thanks to the titebond and canvas. now that it's off, i'm scratching my head wondering what purpose does it serve, other than to hide the inside cover? is it even needed?

[Don1806]

Mine is still mostly intact, but from years of various repairs is cracked and was letting hot air get sucked in from the engine compartment. I ended up using Duct Seal which is kind of like a putty to seal the cracks along the seams and around the blower motor where it was sucking in air. The stuff stays somewhat pliable, but stays where you put it after it sets up from the engine heat. It does have a smell kind of like modeling clay when you first apply it, but that goes away. They have it in 1 lb and 5 lb blocks at Home Depot.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Gardner-Bender-1-lb-Plug-Duct-Seal-Compound-DS-110/100212441