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Need to remove the dash on a 1998 lincoln town car to replace heater cord

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  • Posted on May 26, 2010
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Removal & Installation

  1. If equipped, turn the air suspension service switch to the OFF position before raising the vehicle.
  2. Drain the cooling system.
    1. Remove or disconnect the following:
    2. Negative battery cable
    • Front seats
    • Carpeting
    • Rear airflow duct
    • Heater hoses
    1. Remove the driver’s side air bag module by removing or disconnect the following:
    2. SRS module-to-steering wheel bolts, from both sides of the steering wheel.
    • SRS module and disconnect the electrical connector
    • Horn switch electrical connector
    1. Remove the passenger’s side SRS module by removing or disconnecting the following:
    2. Open the glove box and disconnect the glove compartment isolator
    • Push inward on the 2 glove box door tabs and lower it
    • SRS module’s electrical connector
    • SRS module-to-instrument panel bolts and the module
    1. Remove the instrument panel by removing or disconnecting the following:
    2. Speed control servo nuts and move the servo aside
    • Bolt and disconnect the left side bulkhead connector
    • Left side bulkhead connector from the dash panel
    • Windshield washer fluid reservoir screw, and position the reservoir aside
    • Blower motor electrical connector
    • Air conditioning pressure cut-off switch electrical connector
    • In-line electrical harness connector
    • Electronic Automatic Temperature Control (EATC) variable blower motor controller electrical connector
    • Right front wheel
    • Right front fender splash shield bolts and move the shield away from the cowl
    • Wiring harness from the evaporator case
    • Wiring harness from the cowl
    • Right side instrument panel lower insulator pushpins, disconnect the power point electrical connector, remove the courtesy lamp from the socket and remove the insulator
    • Unseat the wiring grommet and feed the wiring harness through the cowl
    • Cowl side trim panels and the windshield side garnish moldings from both sides
    • Locking clip and the Electronic Crash Sensor (ECS) module electrical connector
    • Antenna connector
    • Ground wire bolts from the right side
    • EATC hose at the evaporator housing
    • Bolt and disconnect the bulkhead connector from the right side
    • Pull the door weatherstrip seals away from the instrument panel on both sides
    • Tunnel brace trim cover
    • Climate control head vacuum harness connector
    • Instrument panel tunnel brace nuts and the brace
    • Ground wire bolts from the left side
    • Wiring harness connectors from the left side
    • Parking brake switch electrical connector
    • Pry out the instrument panel defroster opening grille, disconnect the electrical connectors and the remove the grille.
    1. Remove or disconnect the following:
    2. 3 upper instrument panel screws
    • Instrument panel cowl side nut from both sides
    • Instrument panel cowl side bolt. From the left side
    • Instrument panel
    • Windshield wiper mounting arm and the pivot shaft
    • Electrical connector and remove the upper cowl extension screw and the extension
    • Vacuum hoses and the wire harness connector from the evaporative emissions canister purge valve
    • Evaporative emissions purge valve nuts and the valve
    • Cowl side nut
    • Right side rear fender apron screws and reposition the apron
    • Evaporator housing nut and screw
    • Vacuum hoses and the wiring harness connectors
    • Plenum chamber’s lower flange nuts
    • Plenum chamber’s upper flange nut and the plenum chamber
    • Heater core cover-to-heater plenum chamber screws and the cover
    • Seal and the heater core
    • Greg Bernett
      Greg Bernett May 26, 2010




      View of the instrument panel finish panels—Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis and Town Car








      Exploded view of the instrument panel—Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis and Town Car








      View of the heater core—Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis and Town Car








      Exploded view of the instrument panel—Town Car





    • Greg Bernett
      Greg Bernett May 26, 2010

      To install:



          Install or connect the following:



              Seal and the heater core


                Heater core cover and the cover-to-heater plenum chamber screws


                  Plenum chamber and the plenum chamber’s upper flange nut


                    Plenum chamber’s lower flange nuts


                      Vacuum hoses and the wiring harness connectors


                        Evaporator housing nut and screw


                          Right side rear fender apron and the apron screws


                            Cowl side nut


                              Evaporative emissions purge valve and the valve nuts


                                Vacuum hoses and the wire harness connector to the evaporative emissions canister purge valve


                                  Electrical connector; then, install the upper cowl extension screw and the extension


                                    Windshield wiper mounting arm and the pivot shaft


            Install the instrument panel by install or connect the following:



                Instrument panel


                  At the left side, install the instrument panel cowl side bolt


                    Instrument panel cowl side nut on both sides


                      3 upper instrument panel screws


                        Electrical connectors and the install the instrument panel defroster opening grille


                          Parking brake switch electrical connector


                            Wiring harness connectors on the left side


                              Ground wire bolts on the left side


                                Instrument panel tunnel brace and the brace nuts


                                  Climate control head vacuum harness connector


                                    Install the tunnel brace trim cover.


                                      Door weatherstrip seals to the instrument panel on both sides


                                        Bulkhead connector and tighten the bolt on both sides


                                          EATC hose at the evaporator housing


                                            Ground wire bolts on the right side


                                              Antenna connector


                                                ECS module electrical connector and the locking clip


                                                  Cowl side trim panels and the windshield side garnish moldings on both sides


                                                    Feed the wiring harness through the cowl and seat the wiring grommet


                                                      Right side instrument panel lower insulator, connect the power point electrical connector, install the courtesy lamp to the socket and secure the insulator with pushpins


                                                        Wiring harness from the cowl


                                                          Wiring harness to the evaporator case


                                                            Right front fender splash shield and the shield bolts


                                                              Right front wheel


                                                                EATC variable blower motor controller electrical connector


                                                                  In-line electrical harness connector


                                                                    Air conditioning pressure cut-off switch electrical connector


                                                                      Blower motor electrical connector


                                                                        Windshield washer fluid reservoir and the reservoir screw


                                                                          Left side bulkhead connector to the dash panel


                                                                            Left side bulkhead connector and tighten the bolt


                                                                              Speed control servo and the servo nuts


                                                                                Right SRS module and torque the module-to-instrument panel bolts to 62–97 inch lbs. (7–11 Nm)


                                                                                  Right SRS module electrical connector


                                                                                    Glove compartment isolator


                                                                                      Glove box door


                                                                                        Horn switch electrical connector


                                                                                          Electrical connector and install the left SRS module


                                                                                            Left SRS module-to-steering wheel bolts on both sides of the wheel, and torque the bolts to 90–122 inch lbs. (10–14 Nm)


                                                                                              Rear airflow duct


                                                                                                Carpeting


                                                                                                  Front seats


                                                                                                    Heater hoses


              Refill the cooling system.


                Connect the negative battery cable.


                  Operate the engine to normal operating temperature. Check the climate control operation and check for leaks.

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