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Where is the heater core located on a Mustang?

Where is the heater core located on a Mustang?

It is located on the bottom corner of the heater box beside the transmission tunnel. Once that is loose the heater box can be moved. Pull back on the heater box assembly to expose the plastic cover the heater core is located under. Remove the 4 small bolts that are holding it in place.

How do you remove a heater from a Mustang?

Remove the lower bolts and pull on the panel to release the spring clips that fasten it to the metal retainer plate. With the panel removed, you can see the metal retaining plate and the bolts holding it on. Remove these to expose the rest of the dash as well as the steering column.

How do you remove a heater core from a firewall?

Remove the 4 small bolts that are holding it in place. With the bolts removed you can pull the access cover of to expose the heater core. It is just sitting in place; the only thing you have to do is pull the tubes out of the rubber insulation that seals off the opening in the firewall.

What to do if your Motorcraft heater core blows out?

The new Motorcraft hoses come with a coolant flow restrictor installed to reduce the chances of the new heater core blowing out the same way. If you choose to go on with your existing hoses and they don’t have the Flow Restrictor we also have those available separately. Well, hope this helped some people out.

It is located on the bottom corner of the heater box beside the transmission tunnel. Once that is loose the heater box can be moved. Pull back on the heater box assembly to expose the plastic cover the heater core is located under. Remove the 4 small bolts that are holding it in place.

Remove the lower bolts and pull on the panel to release the spring clips that fasten it to the metal retainer plate. With the panel removed, you can see the metal retaining plate and the bolts holding it on. Remove these to expose the rest of the dash as well as the steering column.

Remove the 4 small bolts that are holding it in place. With the bolts removed you can pull the access cover of to expose the heater core. It is just sitting in place; the only thing you have to do is pull the tubes out of the rubber insulation that seals off the opening in the firewall.

The new Motorcraft hoses come with a coolant flow restrictor installed to reduce the chances of the new heater core blowing out the same way. If you choose to go on with your existing hoses and they don’t have the Flow Restrictor we also have those available separately. Well, hope this helped some people out.

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Ruth Doyle