Q: Are the heater cores between the AC models and w/o AC models the same?
My heater core is leaking and it's gotta' go. I have access to a Bentley book but all it says about the difference between AC and w/o AC is with AC the refrigerant needs to be discharged. Otherwise I guess the directions are the same?
Q: How can I safely discharge the AC system.
-> I've owned the car for ten years now, the AC has never worked and there's nothing to save. I just want heat/defrosters for winter.
Thanks
Jim
answers Yes
No AC doesn't need to discharge as the box can be seperated from the ac evaporator.
And it's a 2 hour repair
did you check with your dealer to see if the heater core replacement recall includes your Golf?
No I haven't...It will not hurt for me to check on Monday, but my understanding is back in the 80's when heaters were blowing-up all over the place VW did have a free-of-charge repair program, but that ended 10 years later in the 1990's. I'm not the original owner, and I believe the heater core has been replaced since almost all the dashboard screws (up against the windshield) are missing. I doubt a VW repair would have left it that way so who knows if maybe this core will be the third time around!
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