Taurus V6-183 3.0L VIN U FI (1993)
2. Install the three nuts retaining the A/C evaporator housing to the dash panel in the engine compartment.
3. Install the two screws retaining the heater outlet floor duct and the rear seat air flow duct to the bottom of the A/C evaporator housing.
4. Install the the instrument panel shake brace and tighten the screw holding the instrument panel shake brace to the heater core case.
5. Connect the vacuum supply hose to the A/C vacuum check valve in the engine compartment.
6. Connect the heater water hoses to the heater core tubes.
7. Install the A/C high and the low-pressure hoses.
8. Connect the liquid line and the suction accumulator/drier inlet tube to the A/C evaporator core at the dash panel.
9. Evacuate, leak test, and charge the A/C system at the service access gauge port valve located on the suction line, please refer to Heating and Air
Conditioning/Service and Repair/ See: Service and Repair
10. Install the instrument panel, please refer to Body and Frame/Interior Trim/Dash Board/Service and Repair/ See: Body and Frame/Interior
Moulding / Trim/Dashboard / Instrument Panel/Service and Repair
11. Fill and leak test the cooling system with the previously drained coolant or with the proper coolant according to specifications.
12. Connect the battery ground cable.
NOTE: On vehicles equipped with Electronic Engine Control (EEC), when the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal
drive symptoms may occur while the EEC processor relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 10 miles or more to relearn
the strategy.
13. Check the operation of all components.
14. After service, check the coolant level in the radiator and in the radiator coolant recovery reservoir. Fill as required with the recommended coolant
mixture.
