The last 48 hours have been busy ones. I've ordered some parts for a stereo installation, including sound deadening materials, so I decided to strip out the interior (again). I'm also going to be installing a few more 94-96 interior bits as I finish up. Because I wanted to remove all of the original flimsy padding/deadening, I had to remove a significant portion of the dash - at which point I decided to "go for broke" and remove enough to get to the heater core, which is original. No signs of leaks, but Murphy's law would indicate that a leak would appear at the worst possible moment.
So, I pulled the heater core, and sure enough, it was seeping from a few places, obviously corroded especially at the bottom. Guess it was on borrowed time!
I'm also installing the tccrabs starter relay, and a Harlan shift light, while everything is apart. I've got some pics to follow, plus some pics to go along with tccrabs excellent threads on the "Dreaded No Start".
Shift light installed behind center vent:
