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[dougal]

1998 cherokee jeep 2.5 td uk recently purchased.a month ago
 sorry for multiple posts tonight-- brilliant site by the way.
as mentioned elsewhere ihave a leak on the heater matrix , i started gutting the dash area but with the temperature dropping to bloody freezing in yorkshire, i have temporarily chickened out and shoved some wynns in.
however any tips on replacing the matrix in uk models would be much appreciated.
to make things easier, dont laugh, i was thinking of doing away with the aircon altogether, but this would mean the pump running dry i suppose?
 

also in full screen position i seem only to get a bit of semi warm air in the centre of the screen, again dont laugh, im thinking of putting a length of drilled cable trunking accross to distribute the airflow to where its needed.

although originating from sunny america, im told the heater is normally quite good

regards
dougal

ps seems a shame to replace the beautiful existing radio tape player with a cd player, any suggestions, i suppose a remote cd changer would work.

any thoughts on my ramblings much appreciated

dougal

[garyf]

there aint no tips just keep taking things off till you get to it, a pig of a job but doable just remember where things came from :-?

the heater should be perfectly ample when it works correctly

remote cd changer was on limited models and I think it will wire into the standard head unit but I am sure that soemone will confirm if this is correct

[dougal]

thanks gary.
just been reading a few posts on this, and it seems the instument cluster and possibly the steering collumn has to come out. this refers i think to usa models, i dont know if this applies to export rhd models.

for the couple of days a year i would use aircon, it would make the job a lot easier to disable it ,it would save refilling the refridgerant and pressurising the system etc which i think is a professional job,well it was just a thought.

thanks again

dougal

[garyf]

take the steering column out complete and yes the instrument cluster aswell, centre concole and the whole of the dash

[The Smiths]

You need to remove EVERYTHING to get to the matrix

[td marmo]

AND DON'T FORGET TO UNDO ALL THE NUTS AND BOLTS THAT HOLD THE HEATER BOX TO THE BULK HEAD DON'T FORCE IT AS YOU WILL BUST THE PLASTIC BOX I THINK FROM MEMORY THERE ARE 5 OR 6 ONES TUCKED AWAY RIGHT DOWN IN THE RHAND CORNER THE OTHER IS DOWN BEHIND THE ROCKER BOX THEY ARE 7/16 AF GIVE THEM A GOOD SPRAY WITH RELEASE OIL AS SOME HAVE A LONG TREAD ON THEM YOU WILL FIND A RACHET SPANNER THE BEST TOOL REGDS STEVE

[greggmo]

see this.

http://birtydastardsjeepclub.com/forum/ ... php?t=8584

[dougal]

thanks all
with the temperature getting lower by the hour looks like i may be putting it off for a few days... thats my excuse anyway.
 great photos greggmo. think of a ub 40 album....
 thanks td marmo its a while since i used af, thought south wales was ok, speaking to a relative from abbergavenny the other day, apparantly theres a shortage of blokes, sound like my kind of place..also the place of my birth- carmarthen,before marrying a yorkshire lass.

have a great new year everyone

regards
dougal