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i have heard the heater core is a bad job to do, time consuming. i wouls like to see someone write up what steps are needed and what takes so ong to accomplish the job. no short cuts that you can see?
---with all that siad, i dont think i would own a truck other than a FORD. All the heater cores i have heard that leak are 97 year. Dont know if they had troubles that year, or just not old enough to catch the others. I have a 2001.
---with all that siad, i dont think i would own a truck other than a FORD. All the heater cores i have heard that leak are 97 year. Dont know if they had troubles that year, or just not old enough to catch the others. I have a 2001.
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oh common its not that dang bad... i have had my dash completley out of my truck and it wasnt that big of deal... its only hard when you try to only take parts of the dash out and work around whats left... it better to just plan on taking the whole dash out to make the job eaiser..at least that how i feel
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Most vehicles are built around the heater core when you have a/c. My 88 Mustang requires removing the whole dash and the center console. Still takes less than 6hrs to complete.
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I believe ford has a service bulletin on repeated heater core failure.. something to do with electrolysis.. If I remeber right, you had to measure coolant for the presence of electricity. If electricity is found, coolant is to be changed and a ground wire is added to the heater core..
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From: SW VA
Originally Posted by shanesF150
dude did you get the how to on the heater core...
somebody has made a thing for it...
with the info i did mine in 7 hours by my self at night in my back yard
somebody has made a thing for it...
with the info i did mine in 7 hours by my self at night in my back yard
Anyways...the interior is almost back to normal. I just have to put a few more screws in the panel under the steering wheel, and pop on the relay cover and the center part (that goes around the heater controls and stereo).
And yes, we are using hose clamps for the heater hoses.
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This sounds like the heater core in my '79 LTD.. Took us four hours to get the dash out enough to get the heater box to even move, another two to get the box out. Then getting it all back in was a PITA as well.
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Originally Posted by LxMan1
Yes, the 80's and up to 96 just required removing the glove box. My Dad's 88 is a breeze to put a new core in.
Add to that things as easy, and small, as channels to let water out (rust prevention), ergonomics (floor areas, seats, etc.), and a whole list of crap Ford can't seem remember from model to model, it makes most of us wonder if the guys running the show at American auto manufacturers really aren't high-school dropouts.
It so painful wondering just WHEN these guys are going to get on the ball. Sooner or later they have to realize that the 'newer, better' model hype doesn't cut it if they couldn't make the first models correct.
I love a full-sized truck, but based on the crap I've heard F-250 and F-350 owners have gone through as of the last few years...
Well, the big three met with George W. Bush today to whine about their sales... tough luck - make something worth the cost of admission, then see where the customer base goes to.
http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/14/news...ex.htm?cnn=yes
