How to Install a Heater Core in the HVAC Housing on Dodge Ram 1500?

Place the heater core into the front section of the HVAC housing and then set the heater core tube bracket into place on the HVAC housing. Connect the heater core bracket to the HVAC housing by screwing it in with two bolts tightened to 1.1 Nm (10 in. lbs.). If the car is equipped with dual zone heating-A/C, use the linkage rod. After that, place the foam seal around the tubes of the heater core. Replace the heater core only after you have flushed the cooling system.

How to Remove a Heater Core on Dodge Ram 1500?

First disable the air bag system by disconnecting and isolating the negative battery cable to prevent accidental deployment of the air bags and then wait two minutes for the air bag system capacitor to discharge, then remove the heater core. This process can be done without disassembly of the HVAC housing. To remove the HVAC housing from the air cleaner and place it on a workbench begin. Then take off the foam seal from the flange and then remove the two screws that keep the flange onto the HVAC housing from the front side. Lift the flange harness and very gently push the flange off the retaining tab that holds the flange to the HVAC housing and remove the flange. Finally pull the heater core out of the front of the HVAC housing and inspect all foam seals and replace if necessary.

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Dodge Ram 1500 Heater Core Part Number: 68048895AA
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- Other Name: Core - Heater; HVAC Heater Core; Core Heater Includes: Screws, Seals, Clamp
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
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- 2009-2010 Dodge Ram 1500 | Laramie, SLT, ST, Sport, TRX, TRX4 | 6 Cyl 3.7 L GAS, 8 Cyl 4.7 L FLEX, 8 Cyl 5.7 L GAS
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Dodge Ram 1500 Heater Core Part Number: 68004228AB
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- Other Name: Core - Heater; HVAC Heater Core; Core Heater Includes: Tubes, Clamp, Screw; Core Heater Includes Tubes And Clamp
- Replaces: 5073971AA
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 2002-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 | Laramie, SLT, SRT-10, ST, SXT, Sport, TRX4 | 10 Cyl 8.3 L GAS, 3.7L V6, 4.7L V8, 5.7L V8, 5.9L V8, 6 Cyl 3.7 L GAS, 8 Cyl 4.7 L FLEX, 8 Cyl 4.7 L GAS, 8 Cyl 5.7 L GAS, 8 Cyl 5.9 L GAS, 8.3L V10
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Dodge Ram 1500 Heater Core Part Number: 4720008
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- Other Name: Core - Heater; HVAC Heater Core; Core Assembly, Heater; Core Assembly; Core, Heater; Core Heater
- Warranty: This genuine part is guaranteed by Mopar's factory warranty.
Fits the following Vehicles:
- 1994-2001 Dodge Ram 1500 | Base, LT, Laramie, SLT, SS/T 5.9L, ST, Sport, WS | 6 Cyl 3.9 L GAS, 8 Cyl 5.2 L CNG, 8 Cyl 5.2 L GAS, 8 Cyl 5.9 L GAS

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The Heater Core in Dodge Ram 1500 vehicles has the following significance with a function of warming the vehicle cabin through the surplus engine heat. Kamen looks like a miniature radiators, the core of the car is cooled by a liquid mixture of water and antifreeze that is located near the engine and transfers heat to the air conditioning of the cab. Depending on the materials that have been used in the production of the heater cores, that is aluminum or brass, it may come with valves as well as doors the makes the regulation of the temperature. In the air-conditioned vehicles, the heater core also plays its part for the dehumidification of air by re-warming the cooled air. Some of the problems that are regularly experienced include blockage, ruptures, and wearing away of the material in use, and mostly this will need the dashboard to be almost dismantled for the repairs to be completed. Nevertheless, there are other approaches to heating air-cooled engines, which can, however, be quite dangerous.

Dodge Ram 1500 Heater Core Parts and Q&A

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68004228AB
Q: How to Install a Heater Core in the HVAC Housing on Dodge Ram 1500?
A:
Place the heater core into the front section of the HVAC housing and then set the heater core tube bracket into place on the HVAC housing. Connect the heater core bracket to the HVAC housing by screwing it in with two bolts tightened to 1.1 Nm (10 in. lbs.). If the car is equipped with dual zone heating-A/C, use the linkage rod. After that, place the foam seal around the tubes of the heater core. Replace the heater core only after you have flushed the cooling system.
Heater Core
68048895AA
Q: How to Remove a Heater Core on Dodge Ram 1500?
A:
First disable the air bag system by disconnecting and isolating the negative Battery Cable to prevent accidental deployment of the air bags and then wait two minutes for the air bag system capacitor to discharge, then remove the heater core. This process can be done without disassembly of the HVAC housing. To remove the HVAC housing from the air cleaner and place it on a workbench begin. Then take off the foam seal from the flange and then remove the two screws that keep the flange onto the HVAC housing from the front side. Lift the flange harness and very gently push the flange off the retaining tab that holds the flange to the HVAC housing and remove the flange. Finally pull the heater core out of the front of the HVAC housing and inspect all foam seals and replace if necessary.