They left it out...you'll need to move the dash out of the way.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Irons [mailto:rayirons@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 2:54 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: WTF! I think my heater core is shot!
I found antifreeze on the passengers side floorboard this afternoon.
Considering this is a 98 with 150K+ miles on it its no shame. Guess I need
to do a swap out of the heater core. Everything I've heard here on the DML
says you need to damn near pull the dash out to get access to this thing.
Now I was just reading the procedure I have in my FSM and all it says is
this:
1) Remove passengers siderear trim panel
2) Drain cooling systems
3) Remmove three blend door actuator screws
4) Remove blend door actuator and place aside
5) Remove two screws from heater/evaporator tubes plastic retainer
6) Using spring clamp type pliers remove clamps from the heater hoses
7) Using a twisting motion remove the hoses from the heater core
8) Lift the heater core out of the heater-AC housing
Installation is the reverse steps.
Now no where in that did I read about nearly having to disassemble the dash,
or has DC neatly left that part out?
Any help, tips or tricks that I'd need to know wouold be greatly
appreciated. Truck is a 98 with a 3.9L w/AC.
Ray
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