2012 dash removal?

[iowacornfarmer]

Ford tells me the dash has to come out to clean the evaporator and the heater core on my king ranch. 10 hour job and they said it's plugged pretty bad. Anyone else have any problems? Seems like a piss poor design to me. Why no cab filters?

 

[Commandos888]

Do you still have warranty?? we do these In a day. I just swing the dash to the side and remove the evap core box.

 

[Commandos888]

core

I did have two so far that where plug. Lots of leaves and bugs, dirt! the last one had a dead rat stuck in there!! that sucks big time! customer states there is a dead smell in his new truck! other then that no real problems that I found. And yes they should have put some filters in there.

 

[Powerstroke Man 6.4]

I noticed a few of these popping up on the forum/FB the past months most on all 11+ 6.7's did Ford change the design for the 6.7 from 08-10 6.4's?

I rarely seen these on a 6.4 get clogged up.

 

[iowacornfarmer]

Still have warranty but they won't cover it. Is it a pita?

 

[Sleepersilverado]

My evaporator went out on my 11 and when I went by the entire dash and steering colum was in the bed of the truck. Took them like 2 days if I remember correct.

 

[iowacornfarmer]

I guess I'm gonna have to take it in. Next truck will be a RAM.

 

[Jomax]

I will say, ford was stupid for not putting a cabin filter.

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[Sleepersilverado]

I will say, ford was stupid for not putting a cabin filter.



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I quit working on cars daily after college, but I think gm stopped putting cabin filters also. I just can't believe they have not designed it better for easier service.

Here you go Iowa

The a/c in these trucks sucks anyways.

 

[Jomax]

I quit working on cars daily after college, but I think gm stopped putting cabin filters also. I just can't believe they have not designed it better for easier service.

Here you go Iowa

The a/c in these trucks sucks anyways.

The a/c in the new trucks work really well... better than my buddies chevy and dodge. Being in AZ, they get used lol.

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[IHPowerstroke7.3]

Can't even change the blower motor resistor without pulling the heater box on the 11 and newer trucks.

 

[Jomax]

Can't even change the blower motor resistor without pulling the heater box on the 11 and newer trucks.

We should all go back to the 7.3. I think we'll be better off.

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[dsberman94]

You saying things were designed better before every design element relied so heavily on a computer?

 

[Jomax]

You saying things were designed better before every design element relied so heavily on a computer?

Nah.... I'll take a 6.7.

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[CMCx2012]

I quit working on cars daily after college, but I think gm stopped putting cabin filters also. I just can't believe they have not designed it better for easier service.

Here you go Iowa

The a/c in these trucks sucks anyways.

DAMN! :jawdrop: I hope that is the first and last time you ever have to do that again!!!

 

[iowacornfarmer]

The engineers don't have to work on them so what the hell lets bury everything in the dash.

 

[iowacornfarmer]

Well I took it to Ford last week and they said it was pretty nasty. It was full of dirt and corn chaff. Anyways I had them put in a new evaporator and man its like a brand new truck again!! Total was around $1250, someone needs to design a cab filter for these trucks.

 

[CMCx2012]

Yikes!

 

[Jomax]

Well I took it to Ford last week and they said it was pretty nasty. It was full of dirt and corn chaff. Anyways I had them put in a new evaporator and man its like a brand new truck again!! Total was around $1250, someone needs to design a cab filter for these trucks.

All the company's that can, are too busy making go fast parts.... I know quite a few vender can figure it out "hint hint".... I desperately need one.

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[CMCx2012]

Sleeper, do you have instructions and/or photos detailing the disassembly process?