RAM 1500 Van V8-5.9L VIN Z LDC (2001)
Heater Core: Service and Repair
REMOVAL
Front
1. Remove the heater-A/C housing from the engine compartment. Refer to Housing Assembly HVAC/Service and Repair for the procedures. See:
Heating and Air Conditioning/Housing Assembly HVAC/Service and Repair
2. Remove the top cover from the heater-A/C housing. Refer to Housing Assembly HVAC/Service and Repair for the procedures. See: Heating and
Air Conditioning/Housing Assembly HVAC/Service and Repair
Fig.8 Heater Core Remove/Install
3. Remove the screw that secures the heater core tube support bracket to the mounting boss on the top of the heater-A/C housing.
4. Lift the heater core out of the heater-A/C housing.
INSTALLATION
Front
1. Insert the heater core into the bottom of the heater-A/C housing.
2. Install the screw that secures the heater core tube support bracket to the mounting boss on the top of the heater-A/C housing. Tighten the mounting
screw to 2.2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
3. Reinstall the top cover to the heater-A/C housing. Refer to Housing Assembly HVAC/Service and Repair for the procedures. See: Heating and Air
Conditioning/Housing Assembly HVAC/Service and Repair
4. Reinstall the heater-A/C housing in the engine compartment. Refer to Housing Assembly HVAC/Service and Repair for the procedures. See:
Heating and Air Conditioning/Housing Assembly HVAC/Service and Repair
