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00bluedak
Dodge Dakota
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10/18/2006
02:36:57
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 Subject: no heat in northeast georgia
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at the begining of summer, my heater core went out on the way to work. since i didnt need heat at the time, i just bypassed it. well now it is getting cold at night and i dont have heat. the core is only $65 and i thought that i could replace it myself but after reading the haynes manual on it, it says that i have to discharge the ac system and remove part of it just to get to the heater core. i was just wandering if anyone has replaced their heater core themselves and how much of a pain in the a$$ it was.
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Dan M
Dodge Dakota
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10/18/2006
07:11:28
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I replaced the evap core in my old 05. It was not a hard job to do just tedious. Yes, you need to evac the A/C. The heater core and evaporator care are located in the same housing under the dash.
it's doable, will take a few hours the first time you do it. Shops wanted to charge me 600+ to do it, I did it myself for cost of evaporator core ($90) + a couple gallons of antifreeze ($17), a couple cans of r134 ($15 - I already had guage) a few o-rings (you'll want to replace all of them - $5 for monster pack that I'll never use all of), shop to evac my system ($24 - I got a deal on that) and $10 for the tools (plastic kind worked best for me vs metal scissor kind) to disconnect that A/C hose. I think that's it...
My cost was $161.
If you decide to do it you may want to pre-emptively replace both heater core and a/c evapoator core at the same time.
Also, if you want/need to, now's a good time to replace your lower and upper hoses.
- Dan M
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Dan M
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10/18/2006
21:53:40
| RE: no heat in northeast georgia
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sorry that should be 95 not 05.
- Dan M
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Super bee
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10/18/2006
23:50:52
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i have had the dahs out and apart on my 90 dakota several times, recently i switched the heater core and evap core from a 1995 to a 1990
not too difficult, jsut a pain to get everything unhooked and hooked back up
1990 sport RC SB, 1995 318drivetrain, 3.92 gears (came with truck) 95 dash/steering wheel, hearthrob exhaust, headers, cutout after y-pipe, necessary electric fan add-a-leafs, 30x9.5 mud tires, cranked T-bars, AR 39 15x8 rims, grill guard, roll bars
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00bluedak
Dodge Dakota
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10/21/2006
01:11:18
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Thanks guys. i work second shift so i dont get off until 12:00 every night. its startin to get kinda chilly that late at night. im going to look into tuffin it out to save some money up and i will give it a shot myself. right now i need tires. seems i have been doin too many burnouts and mountain driving lately and i need new tires.
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