Reply to "Heater tubes under console need replacing"

Gary,

Thanks for posting the pictures...that says it all.

FYI, I also talked to Bob Byers and he mentioned that some guys have been able to pull and wriggle the pipes until the welds broke to get the old pipes out.

It seems there are a few other options also:
1. Plumb the pipes below the car which get the pipes and heat out of the inside of the car.
2. Splice into the existing radiator tubes and run tubes to the heater core with an electric auxillary pump to move water through the core.
3. Clean out the old tubes that run through the console and slide smaller plastic tube inside the original steel tubes and then connect to the heater core.
4. Forget about hooking up the heater core and plug the hose feeds and buy a 12 volt electric heater that plugs into the cigarette lighter or is wired separately.

Haven't decided which way to go yet.