Where is the heater core on a 1972 Dodge Charger?

I have a 1972 Dodge Charger and I must remove the heater core and the ACEavporator core. Looking under the dash it looks like this will be a real job,has anyone done this I need all the help I can get.

Where is the heater core located in a car?

Where Is the Heater Core Located? Your heater core is usually behind your dashboard, under the center or the passenger side. It will have some sort of casing or housing and is usually buried behind almost every other component of the dashboard.

What to do if your car has a bad heater core?

Remove any outer doors or casings from things like the fuse box, speakers. and kick panels. Remove the glove box, radio, speakers, and any accessories. Remove any gauges (be careful if you have a speedometer cable back there!). Detach and remove your heater and air conditioner controls.

What is the purpose of a heater core?

The purpose of a heater core is to bring warm coolant into the cabin of your vehicle so the ventilation air can be warmed up allowing your car’s defroster and heater to work properly. Think of it as a small radiator. What are the symptoms of a leaking heater core?

Where do you find the heater core on a Camaro?

Start by removing the lower dash panel and have a look with a flashlight. If you can immediately see the heater core, then odds are the dash doesn’t have to come out. For example, on the third-generation Chevy Camaro, you can remove the top dash pad, the passenger side speaker, and push the PCM aside, then easily access the heater core from below.

What does a heater core look like in a car?

It’s part of the car’s cooling system. It looks exactly like the mini-me version of your radiator, and is, in fact, a small radiator itself, with a grid of little tubes and a waffled appearance from the fins that disperse the heat. Your heater core allows your heater and defroster to function. What Does a Heater Core Do?

What’s the best way to set a heater core?

An easy way to ensure proper alignment is to get the heater core halfway set, then, from the firewall, stick a gloved finger through the firewall and into the outlet tube and guide the tube through the firewall. Then press the rest of the way from the cabin side.

How do you remove a heater core from a car?

Remove the plastic heater core cover. Some bolts are likely out of view, and extensions and a U-joint drive will help the socket find them. Remove the mounting fasteners from the heater core. Pull the heater core away from the firewall, being careful not to damage the tubes. Installation is the reverse of removal.

Is there a charger for a Dodge Challenger heater?

I purchase a new Dodge chassis service manual that covers Chargers but in the heater section it dose not list Charger, but it list Coronet & Challenger the heater box looks like the one in my car,I just can’t find a way to get the screws out of the top of the heater box.

Where do you get a heater core from?

Got a heater core from Oriellys cheap (Most parts houses should have them). I even got a new Evaporator for it as well. I took the box apart. Cleaned the entire box with soap and water in the bath tub..Lol. Took all of the doors out, media blasted and painted them, intalled new gaskets and seals from DMT (Jim has an awesome kit!).

What’s the best way to repair a heater core?

Cleaned the entire box with soap and water in the bath tub..Lol. Took all of the doors out, media blasted and painted them, intalled new gaskets and seals from DMT (Jim has an awesome kit!). Applyied just a clear coat to the outside of the box and re-installed everything. I must say, and others too, the box looks GREAT.