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daveshotdako
GenIII
 
4/18/2006
13:03:18
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 Subject: heater core
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well mine finally went out this morning. i was on the way to work and i notice a misty steam coming out of the a/c vents. when i turned on the fan a huge cloud of fog came out of the system. i had to roll down the windows to be able to breathe. luckily when it went out, no water drained into the interior, just under the truck. once the motor cooled a little, i pulled the hoses off and bypassed the heater core completely. i got a price of $60.99 for a new one from advance auto parts. i am not in a big hurry to fix it since the weather here in northeast georgia mountains is almost perfect right now. i was wandering how much of a pain it was to rip apart the dash to replace the heater core. if anyone has any tips/tricks or suggestions, i could use them. i have had to replace a heater core on my old jeep cj7 before, but i did not have to rip apart the dash to do so. any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. thanks guys.
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cuzindoug
GenIII
4/18/2006
18:33:46
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The only way I know of is to rip the dash out (not TOO terribly hard) remove the unit (via the nuts on the engine side of the firewall and the a/c lines to the core which take a quick disconnect tool) and then take the core out. Replacement/reinstallation of course is the reverse:) It is time consuming, but not hard.
If it doesn't fit, you're using the wrong hammer!
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Shatto
Dodge Dakota
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4/20/2006
01:29:25
| RE: heater core
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Actually, some of it is rip. The part around the insturments is friction installed. Hope you didn't gnaw off your fingernails.
You might want to make notes of where things go.
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