This is the second reference to grounding the wiper motor because of the propensity to chain multiple components to a chain, so to speak, of common grounds. It seems working on Corvettes requires a mindset and path in order to reason though problems. You are doing all this and not once have you referenced a wiring diagram. Thank you so much for your time and patience but more importantly, your willingness to share all you have learned with others. Shared information improves us all. I believe this whole heartedly. Not only do you work in freezing conditions for untold hours, you then had to master the substantial skills of video recording and editing. Why? Because you are rare. Your parents raised you right.
Best how to video i ever seen, you waste no time every minute was informative and not boring in fact was the first time i ever watch a how to video end to end most of the time i get bored and just say heck with it i will figure it out on my own LOL I have subscribed and like will watch a lot more THank you your awesome and you have a nice Vette
Great job explaining these tasks, appreciate you taking the time to be so specific and detailed. Great presentation and video quality. Love the humour as well.
i have a 1968 corvette. The video on the Heater core and box was exactly what i needed. All of the details you explained were greatly appreciated. you are the best.
Wow! What an excellent video! I love how you very clearly explain everything. Including all the screws, cables etc. Keep it up man, your content is fantastic!
You helped me out with this video. I have 50 plus years of working on these cars and would never have attempted this repair without you video. Thanks alot your a real helpful guy
Thanks SO much for creating this helpful video! I've got a '70 that I'm getting ready to do the same work on and wouldn't consider trying without watching this and having it to reference. You rock!
Mate! That was a great tutorial. I’m in the middle of replacing the heater core in my ‘81 and your video has given me some things to look at, and made me understand the system a whole lot better. Thanks very much.
My '80's AC and/heater core/blower is in almost identical shape to yours. I've been sitting on my project for too long and this video helps so much. Many thanks for documenting your journey!
Great Video I am still watching you. I have 4 c3 corvettes and your videos help a whole lot . I can see what I am getting myself into before it happens👍👍👍👍👍👍👍☝
Fantastic video - so well explained and demonstrated. I really appreciate all your hard work! Definitely will watch more in order to understand how my 76 Vette works!
Thanks, that’s awesome of you to say, make sure you check out the whole Corvette c3 series in a row there is a playlist. I’ve had guys message me and tell me it’s the best series they’ve ever seen in their life they’ve learned more from it than any other TV show ever so you should check it out. 👍
This is an AMAZING VIDEO! You did a great job sir. I am watching this before I go into my 81 vett (again) with AC (I could not find the missing bolt/nut firewall to get it free). I was thinking why did you not... Then you answered that question. I modified many problems like you. I scratched my head on parts like your heater core and got online and found the correct part. I was just thinking.... eliminating the AC parts.. Whenever you can on a Corvette put it back together the same way even if not using that stuff. I will subscribe to your channel. You are a very nice man, you are very smart. I am a aircraft mechanic, and a VW Sand drag racer mechanic. I have a WWII German sidecar motorcycle. I have a FAA airframe and powerplant licence and you helped me today find that firewall bolt for my heater box. I owe you a six pack of beer. I thought about just forcing it. Glad I waited. If I just forced it one more part to buy they no longer make on these old cars.
as you can see the things I repair are much easier than a 40+ year old Corvette. Thank you again for this great video.... ruclips.net/video/cE9NTTnwoRQ/видео.html
Thanks I appreciate the positive feedback more than you know. Also I checked out your video that thing is crazy fast. Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing
Great Video. I worked at Chevrolet Engineering in Warren, Mi back when these cars were new. We had a water pump durability fixture & we found that Prestone left the greatest amount of silica crust in out test fixture. Peak left the least. I have used Peak in my cars since then. My 2 cents. Great series.
I enjoy watching your videos, and I believe it’s due to the way you explain what you are doing, while explaining the reason for the repair and how it works. I don’t work on cars as much as I use to, but watching your videos is motivating me to go back to it. I am looking for a video on repairing the top part of the dashboard. Perhaps removing it and making it fiberglass, instead of the cloth. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for this great video Tom, i am currently trouble shooting the heater motor in my cousins 69 corvette and this video really is a great help. It’s amazing how those mice get into those heater box’s and motors. After watching this video I’m almost glad the heater isn’t working on the car! Im going to have to check for those nasty mouse nests as well. Thanks again for this C3 series.
Tom, this video is really awesome! You have put some efforts into this, and it offers motivation to us all! I am about to replace the harnesses in my C3 1970 coupe, and will then later this winter dive into the ventilation system. Thx to you!
Awesome glad to hear my videos are helping people out. If you want to return the favour check out my Facebook page, “problem solving garage “And follow thanks 🙏🏻
Thanks for this video, I know it takes a lot of work to document and record each step. You are amazing brother! I am doing this exact thing to my 73. My idea was to replace the system with a Vintage air set up, but I'm very tempted to see if my original system may work after a good cleanup. Thanks for doing this for us guys. Ron
Thanks, I am glad it’s helping people out. Stay tuned for more episodes, vacuum systems and more electrical videos to come, even the windshield wipers. Good luck with your project
I've done heater cores on a 68 nova .a 75 monty carlo. And a 81 fire bird formula. The firebirds was the worst. Had to remove the fender.to get to the lower hose of.
Excellent video/video's !!! I have a '80 w/factory A.C. • everything works as it should, your video is a great explanation of everything, knowing how it all operates/moves. I think I need a blend door down below passenger kick-panel, when it rains & the car is outside PASSENGER SIDE ONLY, when rains heavy, I get water on the passenger floor (thank God the floors are fiberglass & not metal) idk where the water is coming from, maybe in from the blend door down below OR from each top corner where the doors weatherstripping is, original all rotted ends (there thin metal in-between the rubber) maybe rain water is running in & down thur the inside of the door , coming in from the sil plate area between the front bottom corner of the door where it meets the fender kick-panel. Any ideas will be helpful
Amazing videos for C3 car owners and restorers… I’m currently rebuilding the heating and AC on my 1980 C3…I’ve hit a dead end on the hot water switch with the three vacuum hose ports that is activated by the hot/cold cable. What three hoses connect to which ports? I love all your C3 videos and have used them religiously!
Ok. I am doing the same thing. But. I have new firewall insulation pad. I noticed that your car does not have one. Or has been tore back. I am trying to figure out does the fire wall pad go between the boxes, or the boxes go on then the new pad fits around. It has holes for the boxes to mount through it and it will squeeze all together. But I just dont remember taking the old insulation out. And how it went. Thanks foe theese videos.
Tom , does the 3-speed fan switch need something to make the unit blow more forcefully, speed 1 one barely feel, speed 2 not much better speed 3 you can feel air about 3inchs from the vents, very poor blowing power, . What to do or service , Thank you ? Donnie
My windshield wiper electrical video covers that I believe, sounds like it’s your ground. Run one booster cables from your frame right to the blower motor and give it a good solid ground and then try it.
Thank you for all your videos and your explanations ! I am french and I am glad to know your channel overtime something brake on my 1971 corvette ! :D by the way, do you remember approximately how much weight is the heater box and motor in front of the passenger in the engine bay. I am considering removing it in order to gain weight because I only use my car in summer but I was wondering if it is relevant.... Thank you for your help. Best regards
Hello Tom, Great content! Happy 4th. Have a 69 Corvette 350ci. automatic, that has a recurrent problem that no one can nail down. got the car in 2009. After a drive turned off the car to get some stuff at auto zone. Attempted to start no sound at all. Car did start right up in a couple of hours. Made me think of some sort of "fusible link". Asked my corvette dealer to change some old parts carburetor, distributor, generator, plugs and wires. Over the years recurred once in a while.After winter tried to start and cold completely dead. Battery fine. Was fully charged. Then it turned over after a few minutes. Went for a drive, car stalled out after about 1 hour driving at a stop sign. Wouldn't restart Had to get towed home. Next morning turned right over. Any thoughts?? Regards, Joe.
Watch the Corvette series read from the beginning, it explains exactly this type of problem, you’re having ground issues, Start with the starter video, and then the wiring harness videos this is what you need to do to the car to fix the problem
I need to do this to my c3 1975 but I have no wiring harness for ac or heater I've done away with the ac unit as you have but what wiring harness do I need ? Can I get away with just the heater harness or will I still need the ac harness? .any thanks great video 😊
@@revhead1972 I don’t understand what you’re fully asking me, but I think it’s all one harness for everything the “dash harness” there’s models with ac and there’s models without AC, The Harnesses Are model specific
Keep whatever harness you had just don’t connect the few plugs that would go to the AC, like the compressor basically, otherwise you would still need to keep that harness in your vehicle, you don’t change your harness if you get rid of the AC
@@ProblemSolverGarage i ha e no harnesses therefore asking if I could get away with just buying the heater harness and not both ie heater and ac . As my ac has been taken out like you have done in the video. How about a video on the wiring side of the vehicle fron the heater controls to the heater box?
@@ProblemSolverGarage thank you for that reply. It went through my head to use vaseline or something but if theres no smell. I'm all in. Just got my 69 drain on the battery driving me crazy !!
Which part of the heater has the same problem as mine? The mice? The heater core? The blend doors? The diaphragms? You’re not being very specific. Here’s a good place volvette.com
I have an 81 with the original heater core... I've owned this car since new that performed all repairs mantance myself but I do NOT want to think about that heater core job ad the 'F'ing dash has to come out!
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. :-(
This is the second reference to grounding the wiper motor because of the propensity to chain multiple components to a chain, so to speak, of common grounds. It seems working on Corvettes requires a mindset and path in order to reason though problems. You are doing all this and not once have you referenced a wiring diagram. Thank you so much for your time and patience but more importantly, your willingness to share all you have learned with others. Shared information improves us all. I believe this whole heartedly. Not only do you work in freezing conditions for untold hours, you then had to master the substantial skills of video recording and editing. Why? Because you are rare. Your parents raised you right.
I'm 31 and have no idea what I'm doing in an old '69 c3 we inherited. These videos are incredible.
Thanks, thanks for watching
Best how to video i ever seen, you waste no time every minute was informative and not boring in fact was the first time i ever watch a how to video end to end most of the time i get bored and just say heck with it i will figure it out on my own LOL I have subscribed and like will watch a lot more THank you your awesome and you have a nice Vette
Your videos are inspiring. You gave me confidence to replace the entire interior, gage bezel and shifter console of my 78 Corvette.
Thanks glad it's helping people out
Great job explaining these tasks, appreciate you taking the time to be so specific and detailed. Great presentation and video quality. Love the humour as well.
Like the way your face and smile lit up when the gal delivered the new heater core!
Great video! Now I know where that “Smell” was coming from. They had stuffed it full! Got to the source in an hour or so thanks to this video!
i have a 1968 corvette. The video on the Heater core and box was exactly what i needed. All of the details you explained were greatly appreciated. you are the best.
Wow! What an excellent video! I love how you very clearly explain everything. Including all the screws, cables etc. Keep it up man, your content is fantastic!
Thx
You helped me out with this video. I have 50 plus years of working on these cars and would never have attempted this repair without you video. Thanks alot your a real helpful guy
Thanks SO much for creating this helpful video! I've got a '70 that I'm getting ready to do the same work on and wouldn't consider trying without watching this and having it to reference. You rock!
You are a life saver!! I can't thank you enough for these videos.
Thanks for watching
Tom always love to watch your videos. They have been extremely helpful in getting my 1972 Stingray to run perfectly.
Mate! That was a great tutorial. I’m in the middle of replacing the heater core in my ‘81 and your video has given me some things to look at, and made me understand the system a whole lot better.
Thanks very much.
I have an '81 also and the previous owner had taken the complete heater system out before I bought the car. I have all the components though luckily.
My '80's AC and/heater core/blower is in almost identical shape to yours. I've been sitting on my project for too long and this video helps so much. Many thanks for documenting your journey!
Thanks for watching
Man...you have patience!!!! Great video.
Thanks and thanks for watching
Great Video I am still watching you. I have 4 c3 corvettes and your videos help a whole lot . I can see what I am getting myself into before it happens👍👍👍👍👍👍👍☝
Awesome thanks for watching
Great help for my 76 vette in the Netherlands
You are the best teacher ! Great job, brother.
Fantastic video - so well explained and demonstrated. I really appreciate all your hard work! Definitely will watch more in order to understand how my 76 Vette works!
Thx
Best material on RUclips!
Thanks, that’s awesome of you to say, make sure you check out the whole Corvette c3 series in a row there is a playlist.
I’ve had guys message me and tell me it’s the best series they’ve ever seen in their life they’ve learned more from it than any other TV show ever so you should check it out.
👍
This is an AMAZING VIDEO! You did a great job sir. I am watching this before I go into my 81 vett (again) with AC (I could not find the missing bolt/nut firewall to get it free). I was thinking why did you not... Then you answered that question. I modified many problems like you. I scratched my head on parts like your heater core and got online and found the correct part. I was just thinking.... eliminating the AC parts.. Whenever you can on a Corvette put it back together the same way even if not using that stuff. I will subscribe to your channel. You are a very nice man, you are very smart. I am a aircraft mechanic, and a VW Sand drag racer mechanic. I have a WWII German sidecar motorcycle. I have a FAA airframe and powerplant licence and you helped me today find that firewall bolt for my heater box. I owe you a six pack of beer. I thought about just forcing it. Glad I waited. If I just forced it one more part to buy they no longer make on these old cars.
as you can see the things I repair are much easier than a 40+ year old Corvette. Thank you again for this great video.... ruclips.net/video/cE9NTTnwoRQ/видео.html
Thanks I appreciate the positive feedback more than you know. Also I checked out your video that thing is crazy fast. Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing
Awesome. Great info and very detailed. I have all the info I need to replace my heater core. Thanks
awesome thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback
Great Video. I worked at Chevrolet Engineering in Warren, Mi back when these cars were new. We had a water pump durability fixture & we found that Prestone left the greatest amount of silica crust in out test fixture. Peak left the least. I have used Peak in my cars since then. My 2 cents. Great series.
Thx
You are awesome. Love the details, and humor.
Nice! I replaced my old AC and heater core with the Vintage Air kit, which worked out nicely. Keep up the great work!
Nice and thx 🙏🏻
I enjoy watching your videos, and I believe it’s due to the way you explain what you are doing, while explaining the reason for the repair and how it works. I don’t work on cars as much as I use to, but watching your videos is motivating me to go back to it. I am looking for a video on repairing the top part of the dashboard. Perhaps removing it and making it fiberglass, instead of the cloth.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for the positive feedback and thanks for watching
ahh thank You !! I am in the process of delete the AC part and mouse nest. This video will save me hours of work!
Nice 👍
Awesome Very In Depth Video !! Helped me out on my 74 --Thanks !!
No problem thanks for watching
Thanks for this great video Tom, i am currently trouble shooting the heater motor in my cousins 69 corvette and this video really is a great help. It’s amazing how those mice get into those heater box’s and motors. After watching this video I’m almost glad the heater isn’t working on the car! Im going to have to check for those nasty mouse nests as well. Thanks again for this C3 series.
Stunning in depth video. Just what I need for my C3. THANKS!
No problem and thanks for watching
This video was awesome, thanks man! Looking forward to the rest!
Thanks for watching 👍
Great video !
Sure looks identical to my 69 Built for 1970 Firebird .
Thanks again
You are doing a GREAT JOB, THANK YOU.
Thx
Tom, this video is really awesome! You have put some efforts into this, and it offers motivation to us all! I am about to replace the harnesses in my C3 1970 coupe, and will then later this winter dive into the ventilation system. Thx to you!
Awesome glad to hear my videos are helping people out. If you want to return the favour check out my Facebook page, “problem solving garage “And follow thanks 🙏🏻
facebook.com/TomTheProblemSolver/
Thanks for this video, I know it takes a lot of work to document and record each step. You are amazing brother! I am doing this exact thing to my 73. My idea was to replace the system with a Vintage air set up, but I'm very tempted to see if my original system may work after a good cleanup. Thanks for doing this for us guys. Ron
Thanks Ron appreciate the kind words, and I’m glad my video is helping people out
Love your videos!
Do you know where I can buy a used flex fiberglass 1974 c3 bumper?
Amazing video! Doing this to my 70 c3
Thanks for watching. Check out the whole series
This dude is awesome!
Thx
Amazing knowledge. Thank you!!! 😃
thx 👍
Great videos I like it because you go step by step thanks so much
Thanks, I am glad it’s helping people out. Stay tuned for more episodes, vacuum systems and more electrical videos to come, even the windshield wipers. Good luck with your project
Excellent video! Thanks for all the work you put into it. Very helpful.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Great job with this !
Thx
Great video my friend. I think the green wire goes on the passenger side of the engine block to a temp sending unit.
Thanks for watching 👍
Dude, ur awesome. thank you for the help.
Thx
Your videos are priceless
Hi appreciate the positive feedback, thanks for watching
Thanks I’m also on Facebook now so if you’re interested please follow on there too thanks
Problem solver garage
I've done heater cores on a 68 nova .a 75 monty carlo. And a 81 fire bird formula. The firebirds was the worst. Had to remove the fender.to get to the lower hose of.
The video was very helpful awesome job man
Thx 😊
Excellent video/video's !!! I have a '80 w/factory A.C. • everything works as it should, your video is a great explanation of everything, knowing how it all operates/moves. I think I need a blend door down below passenger kick-panel, when it rains & the car is outside PASSENGER SIDE ONLY, when rains heavy, I get water on the passenger floor (thank God the floors are fiberglass & not metal) idk where the water is coming from, maybe in from the blend door down below OR from each top corner where the doors weatherstripping is, original all rotted ends (there thin metal in-between the rubber) maybe rain water is running in & down thur the inside of the door , coming in from the sil plate area between the front bottom corner of the door where it meets the fender kick-panel. Any ideas will be helpful
Amazing videos for C3 car owners and restorers… I’m currently rebuilding the heating and AC on my 1980 C3…I’ve hit a dead end on the hot water switch with the three vacuum hose ports that is activated by the hot/cold cable. What three hoses connect to which ports? I love all your C3 videos and have used them religiously!
Hey thanks for watching, I honestly don’t remember anymore, but good luck with your project
Excellent!
good vids!
Thanks appreciate you saying that
My heat works well in my 75, I just can't shut it off. Even while on Off it blows heat. Engine temp is normal.
Ok. I am doing the same thing. But. I have new firewall insulation pad. I noticed that your car does not have one. Or has been tore back. I am trying to figure out does the fire wall pad go between the boxes, or the boxes go on then the new pad fits around. It has holes for the boxes to mount through it and it will squeeze all together. But I just dont remember taking the old insulation out. And how it went. Thanks foe theese videos.
That heater box looks like the streets of San Francisco.
Lol
The air conditioning radiator thing is called the evaporator.
Very helpful
Thx
Tom , does the 3-speed fan switch need something to make the unit blow more forcefully, speed 1 one barely feel, speed 2 not much better speed 3 you can feel air about 3inchs from the vents, very poor blowing power, . What to do or service , Thank you ? Donnie
My windshield wiper electrical video covers that I believe, sounds like it’s your ground.
Run one booster cables from your frame right to the blower motor and give it a good solid ground and then try it.
Thank you for all your videos and your explanations ! I am french and I am glad to know your channel overtime something brake on my 1971 corvette ! :D by the way, do you remember approximately how much weight is the heater box and motor in front of the passenger in the engine bay. I am considering removing it in order to gain weight because I only use my car in summer but I was wondering if it is relevant....
Thank you for your help. Best regards
If you remove it and it’s raining outside you will not be able to drive your car, the windows will fog up. It doesn’t weigh much
Ok. Thank you very much for your quick answer
Hey! When is the next one coming? Cannot wait!
Soon just waiting on the fuel pump, It fired up when I poured gas down the carb but it’s not getting fuel
@@ProblemSolverGarage ... ⏰
Soon soon
i am doing this same job , found i needed a hot water shut off valve runs off white a/c vacuum tube, 1978, cool
Yes I will also be installing one , I’m two episodes away from installing that valve
Hello Tom, Great content! Happy 4th. Have a 69 Corvette 350ci. automatic, that has a recurrent problem that no one can nail down. got the car in 2009. After a drive turned off the car to get some stuff at auto zone. Attempted to start no sound at all. Car did start right up in a couple of hours. Made me think of some sort of "fusible link". Asked my corvette dealer to change some old parts carburetor, distributor, generator, plugs and wires. Over the years recurred once in a while.After winter tried to start and cold completely dead. Battery fine. Was fully charged. Then it turned over after a few minutes. Went for a drive, car stalled out after about 1 hour driving at a stop sign. Wouldn't restart Had to get towed home. Next morning turned right over. Any thoughts?? Regards, Joe.
Watch the Corvette series read from the beginning, it explains exactly this type of problem, you’re having ground issues,
Start with the starter video, and then the wiring harness videos this is what you need to do to the car to fix the problem
I had the same problem on my .69 Camaro, was the starter solenoid overheating.
I need to do this to my c3 1975 but I have no wiring harness for ac or heater
I've done away with the ac unit as you have but what wiring harness do I need ? Can I get away with just the heater harness or will I still need the ac harness?
.any thanks great video 😊
Call volvette.com
They will know exactly which harness you need
When you reconnect everything was any of the ac harness still needed for the heater to work ok is what I'm asking buddy
@@revhead1972 I don’t understand what you’re fully asking me, but I think it’s all one harness for everything the “dash harness” there’s models with ac and there’s models without AC, The Harnesses Are model specific
Keep whatever harness you had just don’t connect the few plugs that would go to the AC, like the compressor basically, otherwise you would still need to keep that harness in your vehicle, you don’t change your harness if you get rid of the AC
@@ProblemSolverGarage i ha e no harnesses therefore asking if I could get away with just buying the heater harness and not both ie heater and ac . As my ac has been taken out like you have done in the video.
How about a video on the wiring side of the vehicle fron the heater controls to the heater box?
What did you do with all the blenders? I'm in need of one.
volvette.com sells them
Instant/super glue is water soluble. That isnot going 5o last more tyan a few months in the cool weather when condensation gets to it.
Super glue is water solible. But you know that by now. Because it didnt last longer than days of condensation.
I wonder if when he turns it on if it smells like a drilling rig with all that greas
There’s no smell, everything works perfect
@@ProblemSolverGarage thank you for that reply. It went through my head to use vaseline or something but if theres no smell. I'm all in. Just got my 69 drain on the battery driving me crazy !!
where do you order the heater ? have you a link please ? I have the same problem 🥶🥶🥶 thank for your vidéo ! Vincent from France
Which part of the heater has the same problem as mine? The mice? The heater core? The blend doors? The diaphragms? You’re not being very specific. Here’s a good place volvette.com
what year is this 68-72 because of bumpers
69
@@ProblemSolverGarage Big Thanks
I have an 81 with the original heater core... I've owned this car since new that performed all repairs mantance myself but I do NOT want to think about that heater core job ad the 'F'ing dash has to come out!
ale pracy jest z tym ,a jeszcze ile pracy by to nagrać. PODZIWIAM i pozdrawiam.
Dzienki 👍
In order to work on older cars. You have to learn to fabricate parts. It doesn't matter what kind of car either.
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned
from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the
Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by
reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated
central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down
all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From
2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as
exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox
oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no
investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even
created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. :-(
I guess I’ll be making electric conversion videos
Do not believe the hype
love your stuff....stop yelling.
I don’t have a mic 🎤
He does better explaining this way than a number of other guys who don’t explain it in detail and speak too quietly!
I bet that really smells mice, I mean nice.
Lol
Would you fix my car im in Indiana..LOL
Lol I’m to far away
@@ProblemSolverGarage were are you located
Canada northern Ontario
All that shit happened to Me Too! Friggin rattle boxes.