Heater Core question
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Heater Core question
My truck is a 2001 F150 5.4/auto 4x4. The heater core is clogged. I took off both hoses and you can barely blow thru them.. a little trickle of water can be blown out. I tried back plushing and it bushed a little more out but basically I just got soaking wet cause the house hook just kept blowing off. The truck works great otherwise, just doesn't have any heat..Well it will blow a small amount if you leave it off then cut it back on.
My question is are they hard to replace? I just did the heater core in our other car (95 taurus sho) sat. All i did was drop the steering wheel to the floor and removed the five bolts holding it on (plus all the under hood disconnections). I was able to rest the dash on the passenger seat and get to the heater core/evap box ok to do the job. Is the truck gonna be this easy( I mean it was a tough job but not near as hard as I was told it would be) or will it require complete removal of the dash?
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Gerald
My question is are they hard to replace? I just did the heater core in our other car (95 taurus sho) sat. All i did was drop the steering wheel to the floor and removed the five bolts holding it on (plus all the under hood disconnections). I was able to rest the dash on the passenger seat and get to the heater core/evap box ok to do the job. Is the truck gonna be this easy( I mean it was a tough job but not near as hard as I was told it would be) or will it require complete removal of the dash?
Thank,
Gerald
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sorry for not searching first but it appears the truck will be a little easier. I looked at a couple write ups and it appears you don't even have to discharge the ac which you do on the SHO.
Any other tips are still welcomed though.
gerald
Any other tips are still welcomed though.
gerald
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Please post the links to the write up here, I could use them
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I was wondering if there was something that might help unclog it. But it will be tough to let it set for a week.
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Replacing the heater core is a BIG job. Basically, the entire dash needs to come out. If you want to ket the lime-away sit for a week, you'll need to make a jumper hose and take the heater core out of the loop.
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I understand the heater core is a big job. I just did the one in my wifes car like 3 days ago so I completely understand and would really love to avoid doing it..
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Gerald
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if you have a small hole thru the heater, i have heard of people conecting a small fish tank pump to circulate the mixture thru the core and back to a fish tank, etc... if not, i agree, drain it and refill each day and see how it is doing. i migh tbe tempted to blow water or air thru it each day to see if anything comes loose, after the lime away is drained.
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if you have a small hole thru the heater, i have heard of people conecting a small fish tank pump to circulate the mixture thru the core and back to a fish tank, etc... if not, i agree, drain it and refill each day and see how it is doing. i migh tbe tempted to blow water or air thru it each day to see if anything comes loose, after the lime away is drained.
Gonna try the lime awau thing all week then probably just goona do the core if no better. This just happens to be the coldest week in my week of the woods in years maybe even a decade....
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Gerald
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Boss said it was too cold to work today so i decided to come home and do my core...Tired of freezing my *** off. Follow some really good instructions I found on this site and it took 5 hours from start to finish and that includes some screwing off and coming in and out several times to warm my hands.. barely got above freezing today so it was tough on the old hands....
The truck was much easier than the Taurus SHO I did fri and sat....
Thanks for the help/input guys..
Gerald
The truck was much easier than the Taurus SHO I did fri and sat....
Thanks for the help/input guys..
Gerald
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Doesn't look like mud but I was goona tear it apart and and I ll take a pic and maybe someone here can tell.
ON one had I believe the lime away was working as I blowed a good bit of gunk out and it was easier to blow thru with the lime-away only being in there one day. I would like to have let it set but I had a day off and I was tired or freezing my *** off so I went for it.
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Gerald
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email me at my user name @ yahoo dot com
I will send you the instructions that I downloaded from somewhere on the forums.