# 1997 Ford F-150 - Dash to heater core map **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford\ **Created:** [November 5, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-f-150-dash-to-heater-core-map/152145 "2019-11-05T07:28:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidspaesch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@davidspaesch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davidspaesch)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-f-150-dash-to-heater-core-map/152145/1 "2019-11-05T07:28:32Z")
Can’t figure out how to pull my dashboard away from the interior fire wall to get to the Heater core which is leaking. Can you please help me because I have taken every nut, screws and bolts out that I can find. Tried YouTube videos and auto parts stores with know help. Trying for days on end. Maybe I am not to bright, who knows but I am going crazy trying to figure out what I am doing wrong. Days and days and no luck. Can you please help me. Thank you, David S Paesch Apache Junction AZ ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-f-150-dash-to-heater-core-map/152145/2 "2019-11-05T12:07:38Z")
You need the factory service manual ( shop manual) for this truck ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2019, 5:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-ford-f-150-dash-to-heater-core-map/152145/3 "2019-11-07T05:45:12Z")
If a video of the job being done didn’t help, I can’t oimagine a word description would help. It is a procedure with many many steps. Also, you generally can’t just slide the dash away from the firewall, you have to remove many pieces until you can remove the whole dash.