HVAC Housing: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Dodge Viper. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Position the HVAC housing into the vehicle.
- Install the one nut that secures the HVAC housing to the dash panel in the passenger compartment. Tighten the nut to 7 N.m (60 in. lbs.).
- Connect lower defroster duct and the floor distribution duct to the HVAC housing (Refer to HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/DISTRIBUTION/DEFROSTER DUCTS - INSTALLATION) and (Refer to HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/DISTRIBUTION/FLOOR DISTRIBUTION DUCTS - INSTALLATION) .
- Connect the evaporator drain tube to the fitting on the dash panel.
- Install the instrument panel (Refer to BODY/INSTRUMENT PANEL/INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY - INSTALLATION) .
- Install the two nuts and one bolt that secure the HVAC housing to the dash panel in the passenger compartment. Tighten the nuts and bolt 7 N.m (60 in. lbs.).
- Connect the heater hoses to the heater core tubes (Refer to HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/PLUMBING/HEATER INLET HOSE - INSTALLATION) and (Refer to HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/PLUMBING/HEATER RETURN HOSE - INSTALLATION) .
- Connect the suction and liquid line to the A/C evaporator (Refer to HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/PLUMBING/SUCTION LINE - INSTALLATION) and (Refer to HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING/PLUMBING/LIQUID LINE - INSTALLATION) .
- Position the air inlet plenum into the engine compartment.
- Install the four screws that secure the air inlet plenum to the dash panel. Tighten the screws to 2 N.m (17 in. lbs.).
- Evacuate the refrigerant system (Refer toREFRIGERANT SYSTEM EVACUATE .
- Recharge the refrigerant system (Refer toREFRIGERANT SYSTEM CHARGE .
- Reconnect the negative battery cable.
- If the heater core is being replaced, flush the cooling system (Refer to COOLING .
- Refill the cooling system (Refer to COOLING