I wish all heater cores were as easy as a G-Body

[Opie Knievel]

On a side note I thought the starter replacement under the intake of the North Star was going to be a pain that went quite easy.

Same here. I was worrying that it was gonna be a time consuming, aggravating mess. Turns out, it took less than an hour and really wasn't much trouble at all.

 

[oxide80]

Thank you for your input. 4 hours isn't bad. This is a plainjane car...no console, etc....so that alone would make it a little easier. I've heard in some cases of that partuicular job taking up to 8 hours or so.

The guys on 4eyedpride forum were very helpful!

 

[Longroof79]

The guys on 4eyedpride forum were very helpful!

I think I have found the info on their site before... very informative.
I guess it could be done without completely disconnecting everything. Maybe just dropping the dash enough to access the heater core door.

 

[airboatgreg]

Just remember.....all this is character building. Of course some of us have had as much character as we can stand

 

[Wageslave]

I've had both easy & difficult experiences performing this job over the years. I once replaced the heater core in a 1990 Cadillac Fleetwood which was a similar experience to your Ranger experience. I've also had a few difficult experiences where the entire car was built around the heater core. With my difficult experiences it didn't help the situation that I didn't have the service manual and this was before the youtube days..

Don't feel too bad, Youtube has got nothing on the 96-98 ZJ's except poorly lit videos where most of the important steps were skipped or where they butchered the dash shell with a sawzall/angle grinder to get to it without taking it off. I actually like this jeep too much for that nonsense.

 

[Wageslave]

If you think about it a bench seat only has 4 bolts so a lot of things are easier without the seat in the way. Plus look at all the spare change you will find

I found about $4 in change, and close to 25 hair ties. Apparently, the original owner was a hair stylist according to her business card.

 

[PraeT]

My son’s 98 Cherokee needs it. Dreading it badly.

 

[PraeT]

The guys on 4eyedpride forum were very helpful!

FEP is pretty awesome. I miss my old 86 Capri. Was Jeff's twin.

 

[oxide80]

I dont pop up there as much since I got rid of my 92lx, but still when I have questions for the 86 GT, its the first forum site I go to!

 

[ck80]

2nd Gen camaros were no fun either. Basically remove the entire dash to get in at it.

My most recent one of those was a nice survivor 78 z28... I was detailing the interior and saw the first signs of a leak starting. Decided to just sell the car rather than go through that job again.