jsteele90

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smelling cooling a lot recently in the car. cant find any leaks underhood so im assuming its leaking from the heater core. anyone done one of theses?

Almostryan3

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I have. Its a pain in the ***!

jsteele90

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how bad is it? like time wise?any special tools?

2 FASST SS

Like drop the dash bad in some cars. I don't think we have to. Good luck.

Almostryan3

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Its pretty bad no matter which way you look at it.

Time wise I say it took me the better part of a day by myself. That includes tearing everything apart removing it and putting everything back together.

Special tools are being small enough to get almost on top of the dash and reaching down behind it, lots of extensions and crap, a steering wheel puller, full socket set, and a boat load of patience and possibly alcohol!

Almostryan3

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Yes you do, if your trying to get it out to repair or what not...

jsteele90

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from what ive heard you can just remove the glove box and drop it down.

Almostryan3

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If you need to pull it out of the car the whole dash needs to come off and out.

jsteele90

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im not removing the whole unit. just the heater core so it will stop leaking.

Almostryan3

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....? got a picture

XpEdItIoUs

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No way, you removed your dash for nothing.

1. Remove glove box
2. Remove heater module bolts & cover
3. Remove heater core bolt & clamp
4. Remove Heater Core

Almostryan3

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I'm talking about the entire box and everything, I thought that was all the heater core? No way to get to all the bolts with just the glove box out.

XpEdItIoUs

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You mean the module? To replace the heater core you don't need to remove the dash. The heather core looks like a little radiator.

Almostryan3

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Oh ok. I gotcha, I thought it was the whole box haha.

XpEdItIoUs

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Wouldn't it be funny if hes pulling the dash as we speak lol.

383lt1impala

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lol^^^ probably is!!!!!

XpEdItIoUs

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whats up with that k-member?

jsteele90

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im definately not pulling the dash as we speak. im ordering a new heater core. and getting ready to head up to san marcos for the in and out meet.

383lt1impala

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pick it up 520 for this weekend then back to 580.

patchz28

I had to do mine. Only took me about two hours. I knew it was the heater core because there was coolant on my pasenger floor board.