Heater Core.... 2001 Explorer Sport Trac

[TylerG]

Anyone have any hints/tricks to changing out the heater core in this vehicle?

Mines leaking, and from what I've read in my Hilton repair manual, it'd be faster to start a fire on the passenger side floor for heat then to change it out. They say the whole dash needs to come out.....

Any hints would be SUPER!

 

[Summitric]

Call me at the shop tomorrow, and i'll send you the all-data, and mitchell "how-to"..... Maybe have some pointers in there?

 

[TylerG]

Call me at the shop tomorrow, and i'll send you the all-data, and mitchell "how-to"..... Maybe have some pointers in there?

sounds good, thanks dude I will do

 

[Bogger]

Anyone have any hints/tricks to changing out the heater core in this vehicle?

Mines leaking, and from what I've read in my Hilton repair manual, it'd be faster to start a fire on the passenger side floor for heat then to change it out. They say the whole dash needs to come out.....

Any hints would be SUPER!

Why not just set fire to the whole thing???????? Just askin.....:d

 

[arff]

If I remember right it is not that bad. Just takes time.
Used to do lots of them.

 

[TylerG]

Why not just set fire to the whole thing???????? Just askin.....:d

how many beers will it cost me for you to "borrow" it and "it catch fire on you"?

 

[Summitric]

Tyler..... Estimator guide says 7.3 hours to complete the job.... Very time consuming!

 

[Murminator]

Why not just set fire to the whole thing???????? Just askin.....:d

Sorry TG I'm with Booger on this

 

[Toeknee]

Anyone have any hints/tricks to changing out the heater core in this vehicle?

Mines leaking, and from what I've read in my Hilton repair manual, it'd be faster to start a fire on the passenger side floor for heat then to change it out. They say the whole dash needs to come out.....

Any hints would be SUPER!

Did the one in the wives old explorer in my garage at home and yes it is not a pretty job to do. Took me about 6 1/2 hours including recharging the A/C her's was a 2000 and yes you have to drop a good part of the dash, the steering column and then you start at the fire wall and the A/C lines and remove the ECM all for 2 frigging bolts, not sure who engineered this one. Prepare to loose some knuckle skin

 

[medler]

Park it downtown with the keys in it..LOL (Did ya get it tuned up T.G.?)

 

[Rider]

Why not stage a breakdown ie. a flat tire with your keys in it on the hiway that runs through the ENOCH they will look after it for you I'm sure

 

[ttpowersports]

ya done a few heater cores, the older the iron the easier it is too do. not fun just easier, my recommendations would be to gas up the cat very closely to it accidentally spill 4 of the 5 gallons around the sport track, take up smoking for a second or two then spit it out on the ground and quickly drive that atv away...and hope for the best..

or suck up to a mechanic and buy lots of beer...........................

but id go with option a

just thinking.........

t