The 1999 Ford F-150's heater core acts as a mini-radiator that heats up the air that Testament be circulated throughout the interior cabin of the Motor lorry. A defective heater core is defective, as it can intention antifreeze to leak away into the Motor lorry's passenger side and, worse, may effect hoary smoke to billow away of the F-150's air vents. Replacing the heater core Testament capture various hours on account of you Testament occasion to dismantle the dashboard in distribution to access the Slogan.
Instructions
1. Turn the engine of the F-150 off and regulate the hood. Call a socket wrench to disconnect the contradiction terminal from the Motor lorry's battery.
2.9. Reattach the dashboard and dashboard panels as well as all the bolts and screws. Reattach the knee bolsters and glove box.
Bag a slotted screwdriver to pry away the hood releasing lever panel and the parking brake lever panel. Pry gone the lower sprint panel underneath the instrument Swarm extremely.
4. Handle a socket wrench to remove the two upper-corner bolts from the Chauffeur's-side knee bolster and the passenger's-side knee bolster. Applicability a slotted screwdriver to pry absent both knee bolsters and then to pop off both the lower and upper covers of the steering border.
5. Regulate the glove box and empty it absent. Push outward on the glove box's interior sides and pull it off the dashboard. Uninstall the bolt underneath where the glove box was with a socket wrench.
6. Employ a Philips screwdriver to remove the three retaining screws from the air bag include on the passenger's side of the vehicle. Remove the contain, disconnect the electrical connector from the air bag, and remove the air bag from the Motor lorry.
7. Uninstall the two bolts on the underside of the dashboard above the instrument cluster. Remove the two bolts underneath the defroster vent with a socket wrench and pull the dashboard out of the truck. At this point, you have access to the heater core.
8. Remove the two heater core hoses and remove the two screws from the cover with a Phillips screwdriver. Pull off the cover and uninstall the four bolts securing the heater core. Remove the old heater core and disconnect its electrical connection. Install a new one in its place by reconnecting the electrical connection and reinstalling the four bolts. Reattach the cover and the screws.
Crawl underneath the vehicle and establish the radiator extract plug. Accommodation a empty underneath the bleed plug and practice a socket wrench to loosen the plug. Wait five minutes for all of the fluids to empty gone, then tighten the plug.3. Reattach the negative terminal to the battery and remove the cap from the radiator. Pour the radiator fluids into the radiator and reattach the cap. Close the hood.
