I have a '91 and I believe they're about the same though. The heater core is back inside the glove compartment. You'll probably have to remove the door/tray itself. To get it out you have to disconnect the coolant hoses going through the firewall (engine side). After that there really shouldn't be much to it.
Instualation of a heater core on a 1999 Ford Explorer V6, how do you install the heater core.
change out the heater core
specs on how to replace a heatercore on a 1993 ford explorer
How do i change the heater core on a 1997 ford e150
Basically behind and below the glove compartment , you can see where the heater hoses connect to the heater core at the firewall from the engine compartment
I'm not a mechanic / technician but I was looking at fordparts.com and comparing the heater cores for the 1996 Ford Explorer and the 2000 Ford Explorer and they show the same part number ( so apparently the answer would be YES )
heater core is in back of the glove box
Heater core is leaking.
It should be the same as my 1995 - at the firewall the heater hose nearest the drivers side is the inlet hose to the heater core
On my 1995 Ford Explorer with 4.0 L OHV engine , where the heater hoses are connected right at the firewall , the hose nearest the driver's side is the supply hose to the heater core , and the hose nearest the pasenger side is the outlet from the heater core. (Helpfull)
Behind / below the glove compartment , inside the plastic box with the heater core
To change the heater core in a 87 ford f150 is easy. Just remove the glove box and then behind it there is 7 bolts. After you remove the 7 bolts then just remove the cover and behind it is the heater core. By far the easiest heater core I ever changed.