Replacing a Mustang's heater core isn't an evident duty. The core is located carry on the instrument panel, which you must remove from the inside to arrive the core. This employment requires at least two tribe and is chief left in an Professional's hands, whether at all viable.
Instructions
Removal
1. Extract the Mustang's cooling action and recover the air conditioner refrigerant, whether it's equipped. Disconnect the cable from the absent battery cable. Disable the van's air bag action.
2. Reconnect and enable the air bag system.10. Attach the negative battery cable.
Originate with the left side bulkhead connector, and then remove the panel benefit bolt, antenna inline connector, due side electrical connectors, centre cooperate screws and support bolts.
4. Disconnect the panel cowl top bracket nut through the cluster opening. Remove the lower panel support bolts, end panels and upper support bolts. You can now take off the instrument panel with another person's help.
5. Clamp off and disconnect the heater hoses attached to the heater core. Disconnect the evaporator core nuts and the fitting. Remove the heater core housing nuts on the dash panel and the antenna cable from the housing.
6. Loosen the inside evaporator housing nuts and extract the heater core with the evaporator housing.
Installation
7. Install the new heater core with the evaporator housing and tighten the housing nuts. Reconnect the antenna cable, heater core housing nuts, evaporator core nuts and heater hoses.
8. Reinstall the instrument panel with your assistant's help. Reconnect every support bolt, panel and connector in the reverse order of removal.
9. Connect the steering shaft-to-column pinch bolt. Reinstall the instrument cluster, lower A-pillar trim panels, door scuff plates and floor console. Remove the floor console, door scuff plates, lower A-pillar trim panels and the instrument Swarm. Secure the steering turn into its straight-ahead position and disconnect the steering shaft-to-column pinch bolt.3. Activate disconnecting the instrument panel.
Refill the cooling system and recharge the air conditioning system. Start the Ford Mustang's engine and check for any leaks in the system.
