In my previous rant video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVTUa... , I showed you guys a little bit of this 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 that I had tore apart and many of you requested seeing the job... well, you saw the first part https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDw_AxX7e3c so here is the second half as we slap the dash back in. Hope you enjoy ๐Ÿ™‚ Subscribe and stay tuned for more SMA videos!
Want an SMA STICKER!?!
Simply send and E-mail to SMAstickers @outlook.com, I in turn will send you a paypal invoice for $5 each USA or $6 each international. Let me know how many you want and as soon as the paypal invoice is paid I will ship them out ASAP! Thanks for your support of our channel!
--Eric O.
Feel like sending some swag to SMA because you love the videos but don't know where to send it?
Just ship it here:
South Main Auto Repair
47 S. Main St
PO Box 471
Avoca, NY 14809
Disclaimer:
Due to factors beyond the control of South Main Auto Repair, it cannot guarantee against unauthorized modifications of this information, or improper use of this information. South Main Auto Repair assumes no liability for property damage or injury incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. South Main Auto Repair recommends safe practices when working with power tools, automotive lifts, lifting tools, jack stands, electrical equipment, blunt instruments, chemicals, lubricants, or any other tools or equipment seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of South Main Auto Repair, no information contained in this video shall create any express or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not South Main Auto Repair.

49 thoughts on “Dodge ram: heater core, blend doors and more – part ii”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars orin jackson says:

    You the man. Good video!!!

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Joe Inkrote says:

    WAHOO!!!

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars kirk benjamin says:

    good job i did mine 02 dodge ram only different is mine is stick shift , all new parts but have wire issue now . could use you help ๐Ÿ˜ just have fan speed nothing else ty for leting me know were the contol wire is ๐Ÿ˜‰

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars loren golliher says:

    Man I just keep finding cool videos that you make anyways thanks so much now I know how to pull the dash out of my Dodge I'm replacing the dash pad and I got to fix the heater your lifesaver

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Al Castillo says:

    Wish my 2015 camaro was that easy. Haha.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jim Bos says:

    When Eric tells you there's not much to it; pretty straightforward, Look out, you are way over your head.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars john doe says:

    Where are you and how much to fix my heater core in my dodge 2500 2010 sst

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars nicolas Achee says:

    It's so super simple to get that steering column out at that point.
    My whole life, I've never found anything more ironic than doing three times the work in the name of laziness.
    Thanks for the great videos!

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars GRANDEN AUTO says:

    scotch lock – awesome ๐Ÿ™‚

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars William Hanna says:

    Eric have you ever changed an AC condenser on a 2002 GMC Sierra 1500HD did you do a video?

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars paul ellis says:

    he makes these job so easy, but here in tx you will need a large bank account to get this done

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars paul ellis says:

    she is a little sweetheart

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars David Timmel says:

    Chevy truck (my 2003 Silverado 1500) you have to pull the steering wheel. There is a bar on the underside of the dash that runs under the steering column. Pain in butt. I just put an ac evaporator in mine earlier this summer with a friends help.

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Scott Carper says:

    I have been a Tech for 40 years and retired due to an accident and would Love to say its Guys Like You that are the Best in the Business and cant THANK You Enough for doing your job HONESTLY AND RIGHT the First time and ive mostly been with Ford during my time but you have showed me you can it on most makes and models and Cant THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR INSPIRATION YOU ARE A GREAT MAN KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK .I DO HOPE ONE DAY YOU CAN MAKE MILLIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THAT AWESOME FAMILY YOU HAVE and i cant even put all the Great WORDS THAT YOU ARE !!!! I DO WISH THERE WERE MORE OF YOU IN THIS FIELD. THE More I watched your videos the more i see what a PASSION YOU have for repairing these Buckets ๐Ÿชฃof Bolts lol . But anyways you are one of the Best AUTO TECHNICIANS I'VE EVER SEEN GOING FROM A TO Z .I Know you have said in previous videos that their are better Techs out there but they don't have the Heart like you do. You are one of the BEST. SO DONT LET NO ONE ELSE TELL YOU DIFFERENT LOL. ONE OF THESE DAYS I'm going to meet you if thats ok with you ??? Its hard enough learning one product like Ford but from A -Z GREAT JOB ERIC

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars victor beltran says:

    Great job well done thanks a lot a God bless

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Kevin Dees says:

    "Pretty simple job"!!!! HA!!! I'm selling my dodge before I go through all that!

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Terence Hawkes says:

    Gees, what a job! I hope you get well paid for it!

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tombs says:

    Thank you!!!!
    Have to do the same thing on my wifes 03 ram 1500.
    Fix the doors & I have no idea what else until I get in there.
    Absolutely nice to see the dash come out in one piece tho!

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Lawrence Jensen says:

    This is your future Eric
    Buy gold is 2021 now buy gold ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mr D says:

    Mrs "O" is awesome!!! You are a very lucky man. She deserves a BEER ๐Ÿบ!!!

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Raymond Niven says:

    Worked in a bodyshop as a combination tech. We used to do a lot of theft recovery and airbag thefts that required dash replacement. I averaged 4 a week, mostly Maximas(Bose sound systems, and airbags) and Lexus. Never had a helper. You bought back memories.

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Shari Lee Slater says:

    I owned three of them

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Shari Lee Slater says:

    dodge fuse boxes are famous for burning out from the bottom from corrosion Eric!!!! Just saying!!

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ejay says:

    In Australia you see flatbed trays or alloy trays with gates on probably more than 50% of utes/pickups, its kind of strange to see checkerplate toolboxes set inside a plastic bed.
    I've noticed that almost all pickups in America are plastic trays from the factory, is it not a dealership option to get a proper tray? Is this another ridiculous enviro law? Does this vary state to state?
    Plastic beds are fairly inconvenient/impractical if you're actually going to carry tools or heavy/bulky gear. And they usually lack useful tiedown points for lashing.

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Mikey NC says:

    Hope to see you on Rumble

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars UncleMarks DIY Automotive Fix it channel says:

    Brings back memories of me doing a heater core on my 1981 Ford LTD back in the mid 1990's. Lots of work. Dealer had quoted 11 hours I think. It was just think it through, and just do it! That was back in the days before YouTube. Happily a buddy was service advisor at the Ford dealer, he lent me the factory Ford repair manual for a couple days so I could find all the hidden mounting bolts! Took some of the initial stress out of the job.

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars SI Rich says:

    I'd just tell my insurance company I totaled the vehicle………

  28. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tom E says:

    glad you're doing that and not me..looks like a nightmare!

  29. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Wicker Man says:

    Fixen to start that on my 2008 ram. Think I might just take the seats out so I can move around a little easier. Not looking forward to it but got to do it. Summer coming in Texas , black truck equals heat stroke with out AC. Ugh. Wish you would have done the tare down but think I can figure it out watching this video.
    Thanks for the info. Not the first time your videos helped me on this truck. Broken exhaust bolts got them out thanks ๐Ÿ™.

  30. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Trolling 4 Dollars says:

    Kudos to you for such great audio. I dont know how you do it when most other YT'ers fail at capturing the spoken word. With your positive attitude (and watching videos directly relating to the vehicle work I need to do) I am going to get greasy in the near future. Thank you.

  31. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars R. B.L. says:

    Thanks Man,
    Glad ya made the 2 parts.
    That Hack ZlP CH0P that ls a HEATER TREATER KlT,
    l nearly dld lt
    TlLL YA SAVED ME!
    THANKS!

  32. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars localcrew says:

    I will probably have to do this to my โ€˜04 Ram 1500 one of these days. Mix doors are janky and Iโ€™m pretty sure that the heater core is leaking. Itโ€™ll probably be easy though. Right?

  33. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Greg Hamilton says:

    You are so lucky to have. Vanessa (Mrs. O) to help. I work for myself in my shop at home and do not have a Mrs O to help! You have taught me a lot about vehicles I did not know! Y?Very smart man Eric! Keep them coming!!

  34. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Richard Arsenault says:

    Good job

  35. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Shane Harrison says:

    Yep been there done that in a 94 a 97 and a 99 and a 2000 lol enough's enough I'd thought then came along a D-150 van and its heater issues

  36. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Donald Rackley says:

    After market wire's Cours fires Mr owe

  37. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Little Huey says:

    Are the 96 thru 01 ram dashboards the same ? If not do you have a video on them ?

  38. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Nelson Eichelber says:

    Good job

  39. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars joseph puchel says:

    Hey Wow Iโ€™m just watching your video tutorial on the mode door replacement. You pointed out some good details on installation bolt/screw , wire locations. Iโ€™m going to be doing same on my truck. Iโ€™m going with Blend Door. Excellent video

  40. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Shane Harrison says:

    Did my 94 dodge ram 2500 318 v8 unbolted the dash and raised it up after unbolting opened the case and changed out the heater core the ac was fine worked great put it all together and put in a new blower motor and temp regulator for the fan speed thankfully I didnt need to do the 97 ram just the heat fan speed control and the blower motor got repaired everything else was fine till the dodge garage got hold of it

  41. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Labrador McGraw says:

    These two videos are invaluable – I've learned so much from them. You make everything look so easy… and you somehow always seem to have the correct size driver on the hardware.
    Love your work, love your style, love the South Main Auto channel. Unbeatable!

  42. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars gpse3400 says:

    That dash looks like a prison with those vents LOLOLOL

  43. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Lou Indorato says:

    Whatโ€™s it cost roughly for a job like that ?

  44. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Donnie Robertson says:

    Second time watching 6/25/2020

  45. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Roger Horton says:

    i have a 2012 ram 1500 was wondering wha type of coolant is used in this motor i have found like 3 different ones but wanted a pros opinion

  46. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars THEDRAGONBOOSTER8 says:

    Great job..

  47. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Paul Sommers says:

    Eric, the fuse pulling tool is right in front of you.

  48. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ozzy Krahn says:

    Its a chrysler, nothing works

  49. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars James Blair says:

    Hey there mister o love your channel can't get enough of it thank you could do one of these same videos on a 2000 Lincoln Town Car heater core I need to change mine I have it bypass right now but I'm a little scared taking that dash out

Leave a Reply to Richard Arsenault Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.