I decided to tackle my heater core replacement by myself. Man this is gonna be fun. I have the dash hanging there now im trying to find all the wires to unhook to get it out. Oh well nothing a few beers cant fix i guess.
Update. Well i gave up for the night. I have the dash loose but the main wire harness on the driverside i couldn't get loose. I think i csn swing the dash around enough to get to the core. Anyone have any tips on removing the black box that the core is in?
Ok i didnt work on it today so i have this week to do some research. First thing is i have it all loose except the main wire connection on the driver side. From what ive read you have to pull the tire and the inner fender cover to unhook this connection. I can move the dash enough to gain access to the black ac box that the core is in but havent figured out how to pull the black box out yet. I think There must be bolts in the engine bay holding it in. Any help here would be appreciated. Is it possable to get the core out without removing this black box?
Well i went out and fooled around with it alittle. Looks like i will be able to remove it without undoing the ac. It'll. Be tight but i think its doable. Ill update tomorrow if i get to work on it.
I just wanna say Ik how you feel I did that to my 96 couple days after I bought it. F*cking one piece dash lol. and theres numerous right ups just google it ya should be good to go. good luck
Well i got the old one out. I pulled the black box out as far as i could which wasnt much and then wedged the cover up enough to pull the old one out. The inlet tube was broken off the core. Hopefully this weekend ill have the new one in. By the way i didnt mess with the ac system so far
Got the dash in i had one plug i can't. Find a spot for and i have to pick up a hose tonight before i can start it. Once i start it and double check everything i can put all the trim back in.
I hope you bought a ford brand heater core,,i wouldnt put a aftermarket one in,,I had to do a taurus twice and a f150 twice because of autozone parts,,it didnt leak right away ,,but it only lasted about a year
Got it all together and running good. The heater blows hot and no leaks sofar. I think the plug might have went with the stock radio or something. I cant find an empty socket and everything is working.
Well all is good except for my gas gauge is reading empty. That must be the one plug i can find where it goes. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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