Hey guys, I was driving home in the rain yesterday and my car started to fog up, well i turned the defroster on and all i get is a strong stream of air blowing on my leg. I look under the radio to see that my whole defroster box has just fallen apart.

Anyone know where i can get a new one?? I think the hoses are okay, its just the box that is completely torn apart...

 

It's called a heater plenum. They were made of cardboard originally, but are made of plastic for the repops. Most Mustang vendors sell them.

 

thank you so much Glen, i;m going to order one tomorrow...

can i ask another question, where can i find the engine timing and the dwell on a ford 289? i googled it, but i found nothing..


Thnks for everything..

 

yeah, plenums are cheap but really hard to get on while the entire heater thing isnt out of the car...have fun.

 

yeah, it was the first thing i replaced on my car. I like the repos.... they are plastic, not cheap cardboard. lol

 

yeah same here.

 

Yep... It wasn't too hard to do. Just a little weasaling around under there. WEll, you're a big dude like me, it's kinda hard on the back, to get under the dash. lol

 

haha, thanks alot guys i;m going to order one today and hopefully have it this week to replace.

 

The dwell angle for a 289 that is not a Hipo is 31 degrees. The static timing is 12 degrees BTDC. I have mine set between 8 and 10 degrees. If you have points, the gap is 0.017
Do yourself a favor and pick up a Haynes Repair Manual.

 

alright i will, thanks. BTW i just found out from my father that he wants over haul the 289 for the time being, jsut bought a bunch of things,

edelbrock aluminum headers, edelbrock intake manifold, and a bunch of other things....


I'm going to post pictures up in a few minutes.