Y'know, they either leak or they don't !!
Thats very true. I subscribe to a different train of thought, My car is a 1969, thats a 50 year old car. Probably the odds are the heater core was repaired/replaced once, but id hate to have the dash all back together and a year later smell anti freeze inside the car.
Removing/installing a dash harness...no one said it was easy. Remember what I said, make it easy on yourself. Consider where under the dash, all the wire hook-ups, you need to get to. The harness itself, attaches to the backside of the dash, and the firewall end of the harness...at the firewall itself. This is something you only want to do ONCE!
Removing/installing a dash harness...no one said it was easy. Remember what I said, make it easy on yourself. Consider where under the dash, all the wire hook-ups, you need to get to. The harness itself, attaches to the backside of the dash, and the firewall end of the harness...at the firewall itself. This is something you only want to do ONCE!
So, pulling the entire dash is not needed, but access to the backside is. Crawling under the dash is part of it. Why pulling the front seats helps alot...like removing the instrument panel itself. (While it's out, test each gauge, look over the printed circuit board, that's on the backside of the panel, and so on.)
Yes, it takes a process, to do it, and get it done right. (Really no different than any other type car, except it's one of the good ones!)
Deep breath, a cold beer, and relax. It only hurts once!
If your not taking the dash out, here how I got the dash pad out. The cluster,heater controls,glovebox have to come out. I never lowered the steering column. Here are some pics of where some of the holes are. There are 3/8 speed nuts.
