It's a lot of trouble to get to that A/C box, may as well replace the
evaporator core while your in there. I replaced both of mine over the summer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Irons" <rayirons@sbcglobal.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:53 PM
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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