thaimex
Junior Member
- Joined
- Jun 26, 2019
- Posts
- 15
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- 19
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas
- Ram Year
- 2010
- Engine
- 5.7 hemi
Hello Guys,
I just finished replacing the following parts on my brothers 2012 Ram 2500 SLT 5.7 Hemi:
Evaporator Core
Heater Core
Expansion Valve
Both Inlet and Outlet heater Hose
Thermostat
thermostat housing
To replace the heater core and the Evaporator core, the entire Dashboard has to be moved away from the wall of the truck. Most 4th Gen trucks from 2010-2018, 1500,2500,3500,4500 all use the same type of dashboard configuration. The AC Box(********* box) behind the dashboard also has to be removed. the heater core in my brothers truck was leaking inside the truck and was wetting the floor area of the passenger side. If you have to replace either the heater core or the evaporator core, you might as well replace both of these parts since they sit side by side of each other. That is the best solution u can do because if you only do one of them, chances are u might have to replace the other one later. No need to do double work since u are already getting into the black box. I replace the expansion valve which sits at the end of the evaporator core.
I did the same type of work for my 2010 Ram 1500 last year so doing the work for the 2500 was a piece of cake.
So now my brother 2012 Ram 2500 has AC and heater without any problems.
I just finished replacing the following parts on my brothers 2012 Ram 2500 SLT 5.7 Hemi:
Evaporator Core
Heater Core
Expansion Valve
Both Inlet and Outlet heater Hose
Thermostat
thermostat housing
To replace the heater core and the Evaporator core, the entire Dashboard has to be moved away from the wall of the truck. Most 4th Gen trucks from 2010-2018, 1500,2500,3500,4500 all use the same type of dashboard configuration. The AC Box(********* box) behind the dashboard also has to be removed. the heater core in my brothers truck was leaking inside the truck and was wetting the floor area of the passenger side. If you have to replace either the heater core or the evaporator core, you might as well replace both of these parts since they sit side by side of each other. That is the best solution u can do because if you only do one of them, chances are u might have to replace the other one later. No need to do double work since u are already getting into the black box. I replace the expansion valve which sits at the end of the evaporator core.
I did the same type of work for my 2010 Ram 1500 last year so doing the work for the 2500 was a piece of cake.
So now my brother 2012 Ram 2500 has AC and heater without any problems.