Just remove the heater hoses from the heater core that sticks out of the fire wall (cut off the quick connect fittings) Buy a barbed coupler that fits the hose and put the two hoses together using a couple of hose clamps.
Art I could really use your advice if you still have your youtube active.. I am trying to do this heater core replacement on a chevy 2001 1500 silverado and am trying to get all the info I can. I have some questions.. how can i reach u direct?
Great video but that is insane to have to take off what seems like half the truck to get at that thing! Has anybody thought about some crazier ideas about getting some heat into a GM Truck? Like drilling 2 extra holes into the firewall and mounting a new heater core under the dash on the inside of the cab and putting a fan in front of it that is on a switch and then turn fan on for heat and bypassing it in the summer?
I have spent years doing this kind of work. It takes some special tools to make it easier, but the main thing is to take your time and not break anything. For a novice I say plan on spending a weekend to do this.
Pull the two black hoses off the the heater core by the firewall and put them together with a couple of hose clamps and a barbed plastic hose coupler…and BAM…bypassed!
great video man… i searched for a video to remove that top part of the dash and came across this one ….i could not for the life of me get figure out that damn grab handle…thanks
nice job on video. I think i might say a prayer and tackle it. I knew it was going to involved but didn’t expect to tear the whole dash apart. thanks Art. God Bless you and your family.
Ithought it was quite funny that you combined carpenter skills with mechanical skills by using the claw hammer to draw the heater box flush with the firewall !!! Very clever. lol. Good job on the video. Keep it up.
Hey! God bless you for posting this info!!! was SUCH a HUUUUGE help! I did mine on a 99 silverado this past weekend…whew… intense… but your video helped way more than I can say… I took a lot of video of mine too.
Your welcome. I bypassed the heater core when It started leaking until I got around fixing it. At that point I only had to add a little coolant, basically just enough to fill the heater core.
I don’t remember having any real difficulty taking any of the bolts off that were on the firewall. Make sure it is actually one that needs to come off.
This video seems like it will be quite helpful to me. Having a good idea of what needs to be removed and how to get to it is a great bonus! Did you have to add any radiator fluid at the end? Thanks for the vid, and God Bless!
I gave up on trying to find the quick disconnect tool for the heater core……………………I just cut the plastice connecter off the end of the heater core……..you can connect the hose directly to the heater core…………
I’ve been a mechanic for 30 yrs. I have done several of these and there are flat rate tricks for this job. Leaving the column in is one of them. Good job my man. Not many can do this job without major difficulty. A+
@5:00 that tool is available from Autozone for $10..It comes in a package of a few, in different sizes but I used the black one on my 2001 chevy 1500 silverado..
God bless you my friend…Excellent tutorial it will help me a lot..I did not even know how the disconnects came apart. I will go buy that tool. Thanks for posting this.
On my 2001 Silverado, facing the firewall from the perspective of outside the truck in front of the grill, the inlet is on the right and the outlet hose is on the left.
in the process of replacing mine, it was bypassed when i got the truck. any clue on which one is the inlet and which is the outlet and which hose is which?? Thanks!
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Thank goodness your truck is red and bright. I plan to work on mine tomorrow, $800 was my estimate. Thanks for posting. God bless.
hey my 05 silverados heater takes a long time to heat up and when it does sometimes it goes, then comes and goes, any idea what is causing it?
If you post your email address and then delete it 1 seconds later no one will see it but I will get it in an email. Then I can contact you.
Art I am trying to reach u, is there a direct email>?
Ok thanks. I will try it tomorrow.
Just remove the heater hoses from the heater core that sticks out of the fire wall (cut off the quick connect fittings) Buy a barbed coupler that fits the hose and put the two hoses together using a couple of hose clamps.
Art I could really use your advice if you still have your youtube active.. I am trying to do this heater core replacement on a chevy 2001 1500 silverado and am trying to get all the info I can. I have some questions.. how can i reach u direct?
Great video but that is insane to have to take off what seems like half the truck to get at that thing! Has anybody thought about some crazier ideas about getting some heat into a GM Truck? Like drilling 2 extra holes into the firewall and mounting a new heater core under the dash on the inside of the cab and putting a fan in front of it that is on a switch and then turn fan on for heat and bypassing it in the summer?
I have spent years doing this kind of work. It takes some special tools to make it easier, but the main thing is to take your time and not break anything. For a novice I say plan on spending a weekend to do this.
Thanks. I will try it this weekend. I stay in the antifreeze line, and using so much water.
Pull the two black hoses off the the heater core by the firewall and put them together with a couple of hose clamps and a barbed plastic hose coupler…and BAM…bypassed!
Nice video had mine done in 4 hours maybe a little less
Great video!. I dont think Im good enough to replace my core, so I think I need to figure out how to bypass it, until im able to buy another truck.
How did u bypass it? I have a 2001 silverado, and my coolant stay low. When I crank my truck I hear water.
Great Video! I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why the engineers did not place this heater core in a more accessible area.
*cringes* I was hoping it was just like in my 1994 lol
great video man… i searched for a video to remove that top part of the dash and came across this one ….i could not for the life of me get figure out that damn grab handle…thanks
nice job on video. I think i might say a prayer and tackle it. I knew it was going to involved but didn’t expect to tear the whole dash apart. thanks Art. God Bless you and your family.
I thought about doing this until I saw it and I have to say never mind lol!!! More work then I thought!
Glad I found this, I would’ve been in a world of hurt. Ill have to watch it again before I start. Thanks for posting this.
@artsar87 I feel the same way. I think I can save a little more money but using kerosene! Seriously though I’m not looking forward to this repair.
God Bless you Art, about to tackle this myself. I DEFINITELY will have this video on loop in the garage as I work. Thank you for sharing . . .
Ithought it was quite funny that you combined carpenter skills with mechanical skills by using the claw hammer to draw the heater box flush with the firewall !!! Very clever. lol. Good job on the video. Keep it up.
I have to replace my heater core and watching this, while helpful makes me want to set the truck on fire rather than replace the core…
Hey! God bless you for posting this info!!! was SUCH a HUUUUGE help! I did mine on a 99 silverado this past weekend…whew… intense… but your video helped way more than I can say… I took a lot of video of mine too.
Finished my heater core replacement in less then six hours……. thanks to this video. It saved me a ton of time….thanks for posting…..
Your welcome. I bypassed the heater core when It started leaking until I got around fixing it. At that point I only had to add a little coolant, basically just enough to fill the heater core.
I don’t remember having any real difficulty taking any of the bolts off that were on the firewall. Make sure it is actually one that needs to come off.
This video seems like it will be quite helpful to me. Having a good idea of what needs to be removed and how to get to it is a great bonus! Did you have to add any radiator fluid at the end? Thanks for the vid, and God Bless!
I gave up on trying to find the quick disconnect tool for the heater core……………………I just cut the plastice connecter off the end of the heater core……..you can connect the hose directly to the heater core…………
How did you remove the 10 mil bolt behind the engine?……are there any special tricks to get to it??
Thanks for the video. Very helpful
I’ve been a mechanic for 30 yrs. I have done several of these and there are flat rate tricks for this job. Leaving the column in is one of them. Good job my man. Not many can do this job without major difficulty. A+
Great video, that claw hammer trick worked fantastic. Thank you again for a well documented video..=)
Nice work .I’m half way there the sun is gone ill finish it tomorrow
I own a 2001 silverado 1500 and this video is perfect. Thank you!
That was great Thank you!
@5:00 that tool is available from Autozone for $10..It comes in a package of a few, in different sizes but I used the black one on my 2001 chevy 1500 silverado..
God bless you my friend…Excellent tutorial it will help me a lot..I did not even know how the disconnects came apart. I will go buy that tool. Thanks for posting this.
yeah thanks you just made my life easier keep it county
On my 2001 Silverado, facing the firewall from the perspective of outside the truck in front of the grill, the inlet is on the right and the outlet hose is on the left.
in the process of replacing mine, it was bypassed when i got the truck. any clue on which one is the inlet and which is the outlet and which hose is which?? Thanks!