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I have a 1991 Chevy Cavalier, automatic, 4 cylinder without A/C, floor shift console, 2 door sedan that I need to replace the heater core. I need instructions or pictures of how to dismantle the dashboard to install this. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
was driveing then steam started comeing out dashboard cant tell if its a hose or what water is leeking outside of the truck floor is drywas driveing then steam started comeing out dashboard
cant tell if its a hose or what water is leeking outside of the truck floor is dry
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YOU DO NOT NEED TO REMOVE THE DASH BOARD. IT WILL BE BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. LOOK UNDERNEATH THE DASH AND YOU WILL NEED TO REMOVE A PANEL TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HEATER CORE. THE PANEL WILL BE ABOVE THE PASSENGERS FEET ON THE FIREWALL.
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The center console needs to be removed, pull the shift plate plastic
cover off, remove two bolts inside the console storage box, remove the fillips screws that are visible, the front center storage box also has
to be removed,
The heater core is not plugged, it is leaking and will have to be replaced. It will have to be accessed from under the dash on the passenger side. This can be a very difficult item to replace and very time consuming. Plan on it taking a full day.
I assume your car has a standard shift right now. Automatic transmissions **** up more gas than a stick shift, so I would advise you to keep yor standard stick shift. Just don't go around burning tires and try to keep your motor RPM's as low as possible.
Disconnect the negative battery cable.
CAUTION
After disconnecting the negative battery cable, wait for at least 1
minute for the SRS or air bag module to deplete its energy.
Place the front wheels in the straight-ahead position.
Lock the steering column.
Remove or disconnect the following:
SRS bolt covers from both sides of the steering wheel
SRS module-to-steering wheel bolts
SRS module and disconnect the electrical connector
Steering wheel bolt and discard it
Press the steering wheel from the steering column.
Lower steering column shaft bolt
2 lower instrument panel cover-to-instrument panel screws and
unsnap the lower cover from the instrument panel
Turn ignition switch to the RUN position
Insert a
1
/
8
in. (3mm) wire or pin punch in the lower steering column
shroud hole, under the ignition switch; then, press on the pin while
pulling out on the ignition switch lock cylinder and remove it from the
steering column lock cylinder housing.
Remove or disconnect the following:
3 steering column shroud screws and the shrouds
Shift control selector lever boot
Gearshift lever pin from the manual control lever and remove the
lever
Wiring connector at the bottom of the steering column and remove
the wiring from the column, (if equipped with an overdrive lockout
switch on the manual control lever)
Electrical connectors
Multi-function switch screws and move it aside
Shift indicator cable from the shifter tube
Shifter indicator-to-column adjustment cable screw
Interlock cable and actuator (if equipped with a column shift)
4 steering column-to-instrument panel bracket nuts and steering
column
Push pins and the lower instrument cover from the instrument panel
reinforcement (at the passenger-s side)
Console finish panel
Under the steering column, 2 instrument panel brace screws, the
courtesy lamp socket, the 2 Diagnostic Link Connector (DLC) screws and
the instrument panel brace.
If not equipped with an Electronic Automatic Temperature Control
(EATC), disconnect the electrical connectors and the vacuum harness from
the evaporator housing and the blower motor.
If equipped with an Electronic Automatic Temperature Control
(EATC), remove the sensor hose/elbow and disconnect the electrical
harness connectors and the vacuum hose harness from the evaporator
housing.
Insert the Radio Removing tools 415-001into the
integrated control panel faceplate; then, push the tools in
approximately 1
1
/
2
in. (38mm) to release the retaining clips. Spread the
tools slightly and pull the integrated control panel from the instrument
panel.
Remove or disconnect the following:
Electrical connectors and the automatic temperature control sensor
hose and elbow, if equipped
6 console center finish panel screws and the panel, (if equipped
with a floor shift)
4 instrument panel finish panel screws and panel, located at the
right side of the steering column, (if equipped with a column shift)
Instrument cluster finish panel-to-instrument panel clips and pull
the finish panel straight out
4 instrument cluster-to-instrument panel screws, the electrical
connectors and the instrument cluster
Upper finish panel (located at the top of the instrument panel)
Light sensor amplifier connector, (if equipped with an autolamp)
Instrument panel finish end panels on both sides of the instrument
panel
Front scuff plates and pull the door weatherstrip away from the
instrument panel (on both sides of the instrument panel)
3 instrument panel-to-upper cowl top panel screws
2 screws at each end of the instrument panel
Instrument panel electrical connectors and the parking brake
switch
Instrument panel
Drain the cooling system into a clean container for reuse
Remove or disconnect the following:
WARNING
Do not attempt to bend any part of the lever, for it is brittle
and will break.
Heater hoses from the heater core and plug the openings
4 air conditioning electronic blend door actuator-to-heater/air
conditioning housing assembly screws and the actuator
Metal cover, disengage the spring from the heater core cover and
from the lever
Gently, depress the locking ramp and remove the lever from the
secondary air temperature control door end
Rotate the primary air conditioning air temperature control door
shaft downward, swing the metal link counterclockwise and remove it from
the pin.
Remove the 3 heater core cover-to-heater/air conditioning housing
assembly screws, the cover and the seal.
Press on the heater core tubes and remove the heater core from the
heater/air conditioning housing assembly.
Hope this helps you ??
was driveing then steam started comeing out dashboard
cant tell if its a hose or what water is leeking outside of the truck floor is dry
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