Lazor05

I'm new to cars but that was the first project i took on, the second being carpet. So i'm not an expert but i had no trouble. Just took forever. The write up i used had me not remove the dash completely just tilt it so i could reach the case that holds the heater core. Then in the engine bay you loosen the a/c enough so you can slide the case that holds the heater core far enough to get the heater core out.(the a/c is connected to the case.) But you don't slide the a/c off all the way.(if you do you will discharge it) Not sure if that helps. Just how i did it. I couldn't see paying $300 to get it fixed when the part cost me $20

Here's the write up i used
http://www.mustangmonthly.com/howto/5652/index.html

9165pt0

ok sounds good. yah my i dont wanna mess my a/c up. and then have to convert it over. hey if i just bypass the heater core for now, will the defrost work? if i can just get it to defrost i can wait untill next month to do it. right now the inside of the windshield is all fogged up and the defrost wont help it, if i bypass it will it make any difference?

87Stallion

I had to replace mine back in the summer. It's really not a hard job. Its just time consuming. I had mine out and the new one back in, in about 3.5 hours. And I removed the dash.

SonicBlueFiveSlow

Is the thing circled in red in this drain tube you speak of? I noticed some coolant coming from it while we were pulling my motor and this car has had heat issues in the past(before I bought it) Do these 2 things equal the need for a new core?



On an unrelated note, I can't wait to get in that engine bay and get it cleaned and painted, it looks disgusting right now.

9165pt0

yup dats the area.

3.5 hours? hey did you take the dash out or just drop it?

SonicBlueFiveSlow

Damn I was afraid you would say that, oh well though, I'm stripping the interior in the spring to do carpet, door panels, headliner, rear seat delete and other things so I guess I just have another thing to add to my list...

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projectresto83

Most just drop the dash to get to the heater box.

LesteR723

took me and a buddy (with a few beer breaks) 8 hours to tear it all out and put it all back together in his old car. If mine goes out and i have to do it again, im going to cry haha

good luck!

9165pt0

yeah me and a buddy will get on it as soon as i get a day off. maybe next week or the week after. im not looking forward to it, seems like a pretty ****ty job lol

Modular_Madness96

I can do one in 2.5-3 hours but ive done quite a few.Id suggest you go ahead and pull the dash theres a lot of stuff that can get messed up trying to cut corners and belive me you only want to do it once.

Theyre still not as bad as the TORE-***'s do one of those.