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6/17/2005
Tech501, Auto Service Technician
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Verified1988-91 R/V Series WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING
Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Disconnect the heater hoses at the core tubes and drain the engine coolant. Plug the core tubes to prevent spillage.
Remove the nuts from the distributor air ducts in the engine compartment.
Remove the glove compartment and door.
Disconnect the air-defrost and temperature door cables.
Remove the floor outlet and unfasten the defroster duct-to-heater distributor screw.
Remove the heater distributor-to-instrument panel screws. Pull the assembly rearward to gain access to the wiring harness and disconnect the wires attached to the unit.
Remove the heater distributor from the truck.
Remove the heater core retaining straps and remove the core from the truck.
Install the heater core. Be sure that the case-to-core and case-to-dash panel sealer is intact.
Position the heater distributor. Connect the wires attached to it and then install the heater distributor-to-instrument panel screws.
Install the floor outlet and tighten the defroster duct-to-heater distributor screw.
Connect the air-defrost and temperature door cables.
Install the glove compartment and door.
Install the nuts into the distributor air ducts (in the engine compartment).
Connect the heater hoses at the core tubes.
Connect the negative battery cable. Fill the cooling system and check for leaks.
1988-91 R/V Series WITH AIR CONDITIONING
Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Disconnect the heater hoses at the core tubes and drain the engine coolant. Plug the core tubes to prevent spillage.
Remove the glove compartment and door.
Disconnect the center duct from the defroster outlet duct.
Disconnect the center, lower air distributor and the center air outlet ducts.
Disconnect the temperature door cable.
Remove the nuts from the 3 selector duct studs that project into the engine compartment.
Remove the outlet duct-to-instrument panel screws. Pull the assembly rearward to gain access to the wiring harness and disconnect the wires and vacuum tubes attached to the unit.
Remove the heater distributor from the truck.
Remove the heater core retaining straps and remove the core from the case.
Install the heater core. Be sure that the core-to-core and case-to-dash panel sealer is intact.
Position the heater distributor. Connect the wires attached to it and then install the heater distributor-to-instrument panel screws.
Install the floor outlet and tighten the defroster duct-to-heater distributor screw.
Connect the temperature door cable.
Connect the center and lower air distributors and the center air outlet ducts.
Connect the center duct to the defroster outlet duct.
Install the glove compartment and door.
Connect the heater hoses at the core tubes.
Connect the negative battery cable. Fill the cooling system and check for leaks.
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