I was wondering if anybody had taken a heater core out of a non a/c mustang. I've been told that you have to take the dash almost all the way out. True or not true? thanks for any answers i may receive.
Roland, you're still going to have to remove your dash even without A/C because if memory serves me correctly the heater box which houses the core is way behind the glove box area and can't be reached with the dash intact. The A/C lines only make the job a little harder for an already difficult task.
I remember reading in a Mustang Monthly I think that only the pre-'87 non-ac cars can be easily accessed through the glove box. Before I took my '90 apart, I couldn't find any way to access the heater core only through the glove box, A/C lines or not, they are not the only things that make the heater case difficult to get to. The panel on the heater case that reveals the core opens on the top and its a bitch to reach the bolts back there, among all the other crap thats stuffed behind the dash.
But like you said, do some more research and find out for sure, from my experience I don't think you can reach the core just through the glove box even on a non-a/c 87-93 car.
I debated long and hard before paying to have it done on my 89 GT. I was so glad that I did, given the time and frustration that it would have caused. But, if you really want a learning experience . . . LOL
You WILL have to pull your dash. My 90 vert is a non AC car and I still had to. Even the non AC fox bodies are a huge Pain in the *ss. On the bright side, it's nothing too technical, just unbolting a lot of parts. It's a pain, but you can save yourself 3-400 dollars by not paying somebody to do it.