Heater Core Replacement Instructions for 1997 Ford F 150 4.6
Part of content: Leave all the steering column and large bulkhead elect plugs attached, I unhooked these before the Ford mechanic advised me not to mess with them. I removed the big elect housing located right over the heater core housing to aide in getting the cover reinstalled, it was in the way when I was reinstalling the plenum cover, 2 screws, no big deal. Release the push clip from the lower instrument panel steering column cover.
Remove the two hood latch release handle screws. 2 Remove the hood latch release handle. Remove the instrument panel floor duct panel. – Remove two push clips and release one expander clip. Remove the six lower instrument panel steering column cover bolts. 2 Remove the lower instrument panel steering column cover.
