you should be able to get at heater core just by removing glove box.no need to remove all the dash Is there any instructions on how to do this?
block heaters are not standard on f150's. Thus if it was ordered with the option, dealer added or aftermarket installed it may have a block heater. Best way to find out if there is a block heater is to look very closely behind the grill and look for a plug that looks like a male end of an extension cord.
send it to a garage???????
heater core hoses not hot
There isn't a fuse for the engine block heater , it is like the heating element in an electric kettle , as long as it is plugged in and you are not using a timer or some other device that controls the electricity , then the block heater is on ( assuming that there isn't a break in the block heater cord , which has happened to me a couple of times , where I've had to put a new " male " end on the block heater cord ) or something wrong with the heating element
There is no short cut or fast way to do this. The dash has to come out to access the heater box and replace the core. So the steps in replacing the heater core are to disconnect the heater hoses, remove the dash, to access the heater core cover on the front of the heater case and replace the core. Reassembly is in the reverse order as disassembly. Fill the cooling system with new coolant, and burp the air form the cooling system.
5.4 i believe is a gas engine. gas engines do not have a standard block heater, this would be an extra added by the owner the diesel engines have a block heater, and if it has never been used the cord and plug will be found rolled up between radiator and grill
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There is no short cut or fast way to do this. The dash has to come out to access the heater box and replace the core. So the steps in replacing the heater core are to disconnect the heater hoses, remove the dash, to access the heater core cover on the front of the heater case and replace the core. Reassembly is in the reverse order as disassembly. Fill the cooling system with new coolant, and burp the air form the cooling system. There is no short cut or fast way to do this. The dash has to come out to access the heater box and replace the core. So the steps in replacing the heater core are to disconnect the heater hoses, remove the dash, to access the heater core cover on the front of the heater case and replace the core. Reassembly is in the reverse order as disassembly. Fill the cooling system with new coolant, and burp the air form the cooling system.
The heater flap, or blend door, is difficult to replace with OEM parts supplied from Ford. There is an aftermarket kit that makes the job and cost significantly easier at heatertreater.net or on the Ebay listing.
Check owner's manual. If you don't have one copy and paste link below; www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/owners_manuals --------------------------------------------------------------------- On my old 1998 Ford Expedition XLT it was behind the front bumper driver side or near it.
It's the block heater. I had the same problem.