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heater core
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:19 am
by kwissma
I have a 1990 and the heater core went up. How difficult is it to take the dash out to replace it? THE SHOPS WANT BETWEEN 400 TO 700 DOLLARS. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Re: heater core
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:13 am
by stevenf
It should be very easy. It will take a decent amount of patients. Dashboards can sometimes be tricky to take out. Lots of hidden screws so look carefully.
Re: heater core
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:45 pm
by vabronconut
no lie it is a pain in the ass !!! nothing really technical to it just need ALLOT of time and patients! there is a access plate for the heater core in the middle of the unit, so i recommend pulling out the glove box and the dash pad which has the hole above the glove box and go from there.
Re: heater core
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:13 pm
by kwissma
thanks I'm going to dive into it tomorrow. here goes nothing lol
Re: heater core
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:57 am
by kwissma
Well I took the plunge and replaced my heater core! It only took 35 minutes and was alot easier than I thought. Once I removed the glove box and carpet I was able to reach up and slide the core out and put the new one in the same way. Man I'm glad that worked because I relly did not want to take out the dash. Thanks for all your support.
Re: heater core
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:59 am
by kwissma
Oh I almost forgot. It cost me $34.00 and thats with new hoses and clamps.
Re: heater core
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:47 pm
by vabronconut
kwissma wrote:Oh I almost forgot. It cost me $34.00 and thats with new hoses and clamps.
sweet !!! i love spending money on upgrades but hate spending it on crap keeping a truck running. sounds like you have an extra $350 to $650 to now spend on something cool for it !
