Work log
- Worked from ~6:00-7:15 p.m., at which point I called it a night on account of darkness (shaded driveway means cooler but gets dark faster).
- Took some time to properly re-route the wiring for the fog lamp to the fog lamp switch...will have to re-solder another wire, but worth it, for me, to do it in a cleaner fashion
- Looked inside the A/C Evaporator Core Case (#19850) at the evaporator core, which looks similar to the fins of the heater core : o ) Want to read more about this and learn how it works.
- Looked inside the heater box (HVAC Heater Assembly, #18478) and played with the controls to watch how the various pieces work together to route air
- The hot-cold control seems to simply move a cover up or down over the heater core, which allows more/less hot air into the cabin
- The control on the other side has several different positions, each of which lift/close various flaps within the heater box : o )
- Getting interested in the engineering behind all the various parts really represents the most time-consuming part of the process, for me ; o )
- Re-installed the heater box, almost forgetting to re-attach the Heater Core to Dash Panel Seal (#18529), which I had left on the passenger mat : o P
- Re-attached the HVAC Outlet Duct Extension Center (#18C505) after rinsing out coolant residue and drying
- Re-attached the left and right Windshield Defroster Nozzle Connectors (#18A435) to the heater box
- Dusted off a lot of the interior pieces with a shop towel
- Re-installed the dash into the cabin
- Re-attached the blue cable and companion electrical connectors to the dash
- Bolted on the two driver/passenger bolts and the three under-windshield bolts.
- Made sure to re-attach the dash to the left and right Windshield Defroster Nozzles (#18490)
- Made sure to route the instrument cluster electrical connectors and the speedometer cable through the proper holes in the dash
- Managed to get everything back on without cracking the dash any further....
- Feeling paranoid I am missing something, or I will miss a connector, or forget to route it properly and have to retrace my steps...I think that probably seems normal though, the first time. Next time (next time!?) I will probably feel more confident and miss something due to lack of attention ; o )
- Almost forgot: I noticed my rear-center console, which covers the emergency brake, broke a plastic piece inside of it. x_x
- At the same time, I noticed an unused connector under the rear-center console which the emergency brake had sheared two of the wires in half : o P I wish I knew the purpose of the wires!
- Noticed the air box next to the blower motor...I want to know more about that as well.
Next steps
- Bolt on the four 10mm "tunnel" bolts
- Replace green connector to fuse box
- Replace driver's side console kick plate
- Replace blower motor electrical connector
- Replace vacuum line behind glove box
- Replace electrical connector to blue plastic box
- and so forth...
Not sure I will finish it all on Tuesday night.
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