On The Homestead Episode 10 | 1997 Chevy S10 Dash & Heater Core Removal
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- In this episode, the interior of the S10 gets stripped so that the heater core can be removed. What a serious pain!! Lots of work just to access the heater core!
Thank you! I was struggling and couldn't find the last 3 bolts.
Thanks so much for the insight. This definitely helps!
Like the music,,,, trying to find on itunes
You won't find them anywhere. The band's name is Klownfish and they played in North County San Diego around the early 2000s. I knew their drummer and jammed with them once. I can upload the MP3s somewhere if you want; they're in my personal stash.
Sure........ Upload to youtube please im one of your subscribers
Seriously?
Appreciate the video man
Definitely helps with my s-10 retro mod build
more easily
So when i was young with my first truck 95 gmc 1500, I took the dash completely out and all the trim to paint it.
Now I drive a 95 s10, just bought 3 cans of black paint bc I wanna do this again, specially since I have tint now the black interior will make the tint darker, already got the headliner black and the seats, idk what imma do for the carpet but that’s not big of a deal. But yea I’m just commenting to help ur video, gonna help me pull this out, idk bout today tho bc I’m hungover smh. Last time drinking that’s for sure
Lol I had feeling that after you got it all apart and took it off ....that the hoses were probably just loose.
Live and learn... it needed new carpet and cool purple LED dash lights anyway
Not a difficult job really. I prefer to do these versus an f150. Fine both prefer the blazer/s10 heater core
Thanks for the video, my 97 Isuzu hombre needs heater core changed. About to start taking it the dash. Thanks again!
i have a RHD Version of the Suburban (Holden Suburban Australia) This dashboard is literally a mirror image of this setup right down to the heater core. I lowered steering column and tilted the dash. That gave me enough room to get to the Heater core. Just swap the pipes on the LHD Heater core and you are good to go! (that's the plan)
Helpful video thanks
My s10 has pennies as washers
Classic!
Great video man thank you
I just bypass the heater core but I live in Phoenix so I don't need a heater lol. That cat was using the seat to sharpen claws just like my cat haha
Why do people blank out their tags when everyone on the road sees them ?
I did it out of respect for my client's privacy - if it was my truck, I wouldn't care.
just put it in the water and pressurize the core and looks for bubble.
Good call. I'll have to do this on my Dodge someday too - I can smell it.
Kitty!
This going to be the same process for the 97 S10 Blazer?
Yes they are basically the same chassis - you may run into a few differences with the wiring harness, but the heater core is still tucked behind it all.
Great video man.. My 96chevy us leaking from somewhere in the heat core.. I haven't check yet where exactly come from
Of all things, it was heater hose connections. I could've probably fixed it by cleaning the ends and re-tightening the clamps. But I had to tear it all apart to find out... maybe you wont!
I am having the same issue
You gave yourself extra work by removing the dash completely you only need to be able to tilt it to get it out.. but then again I can’t on mine because apparently they made the heater control panel Vacuum operated in 94
I needed to fix that dash anyway and do some other cleaning back there
How long did this take you?
About a week... maybe 6-8 hours total
I hope you have something else to drive. Just in case you can't get it all back together within a few days. My ex father in law decided to fix his heater core in his 87 jeep Cherokee one time. Took him about 2 weeks to still not get it fixed. I tried to help him,but I didn't know what to do. I'm not the one who took it apart. I would have took pictures and I'd have probably bought the repair manual too.. If you're replacing the heater Core in one of these S-10's or Blazers I'd change the blend door actuator too,those are notorious for going bad. On 96 & 97 you're sposta pull the dash to replace it. I know a faster way,but it involves cutting the glove box. And if you have big hands,forget it.If it blows hot or cold air all the time,or the A/C works,but blows lukewarm air all the time. It's probably the blend door actuator or the vacuum switch behind the dials on the dash. There's also a round gold colored ballast resistor behind the dials next to the vacuum switch plug. You can test that with a voltmeter. It should start with low voltage,almost zero voltage turn the dial up and the voltage should go all the way up to battery voltage,about 12 volts +. Hopefully that helps somebody because pulling these dashboards are a B. Sometimes,probably most of the time it costs more to fix,than the truck is even worth,if you take it to a shop. If you don't really GAF about the heater working. You can always take the big 3/4 in heater hose and run it back into the water pump where the other heater hose goes. Use 2 clamps because that hose is smaller it's 5/8. You won't have heat,but at least you'll be able to drive it. Sometimes the blend door itself breaks. Its inside the A/C dryer box connected to the firewall. There's an access panel on top. Take it off to see if the door itself is broken. Its down and to the left. Turn the heat on and off turn the A/C on/off see if it moves. If it doesn't,it's probably the blend door actuator. Probably... maybe a rodent nest is blocking it? I've seen that happen too. Peace out and good luck.
Thanks for the advice, but it all came back together just fine, worked for a while until the chick who owned the truck rolled it off a cliff... it was still driveable after that, but she sold it to a dude that took it to a demo-derby... sad
Wow so I was assuming correct. I have a 97 Chevy S-10 pickup I believe my actuator isn’t working for the vents/modes. It’s suck on window defrost and feet and blows warm and coolish air, a/c doesn’t work.
Love all the cursing lol. Thanks for the tips man
Geez, this is a lot of work. I'd rather take my engine apart again before doing this..
I concur!
I absolutely love the music, I listen to similar music when I take apart my truck. Do you happen to know the singer? My Shazam couldn’t pick it up.
Edit: sorry everyone else seems to dislike it so much. Everyone’s has there own background music they like to listen to when they work on stuff. I hope you have a great rest of the week.
It's band from Oceanside, CA called Klownfish. I don't remember the name of the singer. I jammed with them once back in the day.
Marty Ulrich good for you man, thanks for the song!
Not sure why the heater core needed replaced? There was a small amount of something at the bottom of the core, but I didn't see any evidence inside the box that the core itself was leaking?
No, turns out it was perfectly fine - it was leaking at the hose connections... of course I had to get this far to learn that... that's why when I do these kind of things to just address everything along the way. That way, if you end up wasting your time on one thing, at least the other things make up for it.
@@MartyUlrich I found your video was very informative on removing the dash. Thanks!
@@MartyUlrich please tell me what you found out..is it possible for the "flooding of fluids into the floor boards possibly not a total failure of the heater core?
@@sueellenmccloskey2548it turned out to be loose hose connections at the heater core. It would seep in when it was hot and pressurized. I replaced it anyway.
Oh HELL yes. Just in time to replace my dash bulbs in my '97 Blazer. Much OBLIGED for the video >:0
Did you have to cut wire or did everything have plugs
Everything had plugs; some of the Heat/AC ones were difficult to release, but I did not have to cut anything.
@@MartyUlrich I'm going to pull a dash next week mine is cracked to hell
@@thedragonfarm I got a video coming out on how to fix that! The one in this video was pretty bad too!
I got a 4.3 1997 s10 truck ex cab sport side bed wheres the cabin air filters?please help.
What cabin air filters? It's a 90s Chevy truck... I never found any
@@MartyUlrich thanks got 220000.miles on mine 40 to 50 psi oil preasure long block like it came from factory every thing replaced but body changed oil ever 2000 to 2500.third trans.i drive it to buy parts for my seabring 2002 convertable engines bad design have to have clean oil all the time lifters suck oil tenchener work on oil preasure they suck motor mounts suck.stick with the chevy hope the woman gave you something good for that job i don't think i would do it.mine is still ok when that truck was new i got mine with 15000.on it three years old the heat was kick ass you would have to drive around with the windows down in the winter.i got smart and switched the anti freeze its red but the type used in busses .not the dexcool.
@@crapschamp9986 She never paid for the job and not long after she rolled the truck... all the work gone to waste
I’m replacing my heating core for my 1996 s10 right now and I’ve been watching this video as a reference I am having troubles taking tha hand break off to take the bottom brown part of the dash off. How did you take the hand break ofd
Sorry man, I don't recall having much trouble with mine and that was over two years ago when I did the job. I'll have to review the old footage and see what I can come up with.
look up videos on changing the power brake booster and they'll show you how to remove the parking brake handle. It's pretty simple to do but not easy to explain.
Having the same trouble with our 96 right now!
Can't get the brake handle out
I came across this video, and all that work of removing the seats and the whole dash isn't really necessary, heater core can be replaced with just pivoting the dash at the bottom of itself after removing the top screws and steering column nuts, and undoing the main harness just to the left of the steering column.
OH it was certainly necessary in this case. I have yet to post other videos, but the floor was nasty and saturated with dexcool... it all had to come out, be thoroughly cleaned, new carpet installed, and everything else put back. I never rush dash jobs - I figured might as well address everything else that's an issue... And also for someone who has never done a heater core before, it would be very difficult to do it with only the dash pivoting. It's hard enough to find all the screws that need removed as it is. I could see doing it your way if you've done it a few times and know fairly well the procedure and nothing else needed to be addressed. I spent two months essentially rebuilding this truck - the heater core was just one part.
HELP. ME PLEASE, I'M SORRY FOR BOTHERING YOU
Boy you need to wear a nomex in that thing
Dump the jungle jive music and the foul language
fuck ...!!!! that .....that's lots of WORK man👍
Was the crap music realy needed?
It’s too much work
I had to do this about 3 years ago and watched this video and definitely a big pain in the ass. I ended up not having to remove so much and being able to get to it but my biggest issue was I broke the piece of shit emergency flasher button on top the steering column. I thought ok no big deal but turns out you can't find OEM ones just shitty aftermarket ones and the one I got still sometimes randomly causes shit to go haywire like blinkers coming on out of the blue or hitting turn signal causing something else. Has to be the dumbest design in the history of mankind. Who designs this crap anyways?
dude, get a shop vac
I'd be finding that cat a new home if it was clawing at my seats
No no not my Sugar! To hell with that old S10 anyway... it was rolled off a cliff less than a year after shooting this video (nothing to do with my work BTW - drunk driving)
@@MartyUlrich lol sorry I love those tweed seats I said that cuz my interior like that its mint and if my cant ripped um I'd have to send her away cuz I'd be super angry😃. Sucks about the truck I love s10s I'll take any thing and buy it before I would let one get scrapped. Always something u can get off um or fix. My trucks made out of like 3 trucks
It would be a cool video to see goin off a cliff. Did u put that on youtube??
Had corrosion issues with Dex Cool on my 1995 , after pulling engine, replacing head gasket , radiator and heater core , refilled coolant with the orange Preston that is GM Dex Cool approved. Never use Dex Cool if you can help it.
Yup, when I did the intake on my old Pontiac GP, I flushed the deathcool out and put in standard green
@@MartyUlrich I'm the 2nd owner of this 1995 , 1st owner was cheap and used Stop Leak , that stuff will clog up your Heater Core , we replaced the Heater Core as well after doing two complete Coolent flushes. The orange antifreeze from Preston is the only one I would use in a GM vehicle. Entire body came off the frame so the frame got stripped down and repainted as well as the bottom side of the cab and bed. Brown rust spots from the coolent shows up big time on a Frost White truck.
Y'all need to delete this bs
This would be MUCH better.......Why the hell do people think they need to play all this damn background racket or noise, it sure drownes out much of what you are saying......
Back in those days, it was more fun to edit with music... if you read the comments, you're only like 100th person to tell me this... I've since NOT recorded music like this in my other videos or at least keep it to a minimum in the background.
Lmmfao
My apologies, I could not watch this video, I did not care for the background music
Noted... it was a bit of an experiment. Thanks for your input. I think I'll minimize the music
Screw it. To much work for my $1000.00 s10. I'm gonna buy a power inverter & $30.00 electric heater from wal-mart.😎
Then at least bypass the heater hoses so they don't leak!
@@MartyUlrich the core isn't leaking, that's the confusing part. Still admire the bullshit you went thru tho. FUCK THAT!! 😕😕