hey guys gonna do this tomarrow..... cause its FREAKIN cold in texas lol how do i do it the fastest way?

[This message has been edited by 86IROCTHD (edited November 29, 2001).]

 

Be prepared to pull most of, if not the entire dashboard in order to replace the heater core.

A metric socket set with torx bits and some screwdrivers is all you need.

Oh yeah, you will probably need new hoses and clamps.

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dang.... thats not what i wanted to hear.... dont wanna pull the dash apart....

 

I just changed mine and it took me less than an hour. The only parts that I had to remove were the bottom cover of the dash and the cover that goes over where the heater core is located. I also had to drop the computer down out of the way. I used a magnetic screwdriver with a quarter inch adapter in the end of it, a flexible 1\4 inch extension and the proper size socket(I don't remember what size). The hardest screw to get to is the one on top of the cover that hides the heater core. If you reach on top of the cover you should be able to feel the screw and be able to guide the socket onto it.

Hope yours goes as well as mine did. Have fun.

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Why couldn't Chevy have taken a lesson from Ford on this one? The 84 T-Bird/Cougar had a plate on the firewall. Unbolt the plate and pull the core. None of this "yank the entire interior out" crap! Or was it a plate in back of the glove box? I don't quite remember which, but I do remember it was just a plate. Been awhile since I looked at the Chiltons. What was REALLY a p.i.t.a was that I had an 84 Marquis, same engine as the T-Bird (v-6, anyway) and had to pull the dash!

 

if i swap anything fourth gen will it bother the heater core? like, engine, or dash??? thanx.....

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I am moving this to Body and Interior. I think that is where this post needs to be.

 

I think we got lucky on '86 cars. I too only had to remove a small plastic black panel. Took about 45 mins.

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YUUUCCCCKKKKK!!! It took me 2 days of removing most of the dash, console, etc...just to replace the damn heater core and put it all back together!!! It was a
***** !!! But I also cleaned all the plastic panels and duct work before I put it all back together.

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