I wasn't going to make this video but my customer said that he couldn't find one on the internet. So as I looked I couldn't find one either, so here it is.
I practiced on a junker at pick n pull. I think I'm ready. Dumbass former owber let it sit for two years abd when I got it started, green river comes flooding out the dash. Then i pull up the mats and find holes where it leaked and rusted through the floor. This is on a cherry 1993 with only 40k miles!
Only video I've found on these Van's that's worth a damn. I've got bad speakers in front, bad cable for hot and cold. Plus an ac leak. I should be able to get it all done off this video. Thanks
@@Vanabond I got the speakers done, the cable issue fixed and put a wiper pulse board in. It's all back together now. Didnt have the patience to go further.
had my 95 g30 dash out...I painted it...put in the hearer core, new radio, new speakers, wiper pulse board....and a few other PITA items just to get it over with once.
Draining and flushing my cooling system today. I do this twice a year because of watching what you had to go through. My heater core is still good after 260,000 miles.
i felt sorry for you, glad you stuck thru it to finish. i attempted on my 1981 f350, hidden bolts, etc, i cut the heater box open in the engine compartment, used silver aluminum tape to reseal
"Have fun with this fucker" LOL, thank you so much for making this. Going to save me hours. Gotta change out the heater core on my mom's chevy g30 motorhome. Cheers.
It's not a bad job at all, only a few tools needed. All the shops told the owner it was a 8-10 hr job. I got it done in less than 3 hrs with putting this video together.
fuck yes. thank you for real man. finally a video of exactly what i need to do. no dumb shit no cute shit no songs just legit information , step by step process and no dumb shit. i very much appreciate it. thank you angry dave anything else todo on this van id love all i can get. real talk man thanks
Missed a bit of details on the dash removal. And engine parts removal, but overall it helped a lot. Just be aware rookies that you gotta pull things like wiring to the headlights etc
God damn, Dave. You are awesome. My daughter just bought a Chevy c30 short bus and wants to convert it into a camper...wait, she wants me to convert it. It's Michigan in Dec and no heat, so thanks for this video. You are incredibly through and made it very clear on the shit I have to do this Saturday. Thanks and I subscribed and will be watching more of your videos.
Just a warning about those hidden bolts under the insulation on the blower box. He said there were only two hidden ones but mine had four, and I broke my box thinking all the screws were out and it was just stuck.
Just walked by my van today and see the heater box dripping, son of A Bitch.. Thanks dave, nice no bullshit, talking on and on video..straight to the meat and potatoes
I changed a heater core in a Buick Somerset about 20 years ago parked on a city street & in 5 degree temperatures (Fahrenheit) in the dark with a damn flashlight and no help... Talk about a MISERABLE job! True story 😟
Mines an 84 but there's no videos in English for it so thanks, I think most will be the same shit show for me. Or I'll jus bypass it cause it's a camper van we never drive in the winter anyhow.
I just wanted to let you know that this is the worst job I have ever done on a vehicle. It freaking sucks. Mine was an 88 g20 conversion, so all the plastic was brittle, half of it broke, it was filled with at least half a dozen mouse nests, the vacuum lines crumbled at a touch, and at some point someone had been in before me, and some things were never connected or were connected wrong. Without this video I would have quit this job about an hour in, driven the vehicle somewhere, torched it and reported in stolen. I face the job of fixing the craptastic mess GM designed (on purpose, I guess) to fail, and I'm fairly certain it will be worse than disassembly. So sure that I am vaguely thinking about completely deleting the heater core driven heating system, replacing it with electric fantail heat, at least for the front heat, and then building a custom dash and doghouse that looks cool and lets me throw away 90% of the 'trash under the dash'. So thanks Dave! you may have hated doing this video but I'm damned glad and grateful you did. I keep killing myself laughing at Stinson down below, I have to assume either he hasn't actually done this yet, or maybe his van magically got plastic parts that didn't turn into something with the tensile strength of a heavy frost.if it's the latter, I may have to dox him so I can steal his van. Take care man, thanks again.
I have a van g20 and a eurocar. Its like walk in park to work with older us cars. If u dont beleave me go and change the heater core to a eurocar. Ps. Guy in the video sounds like Lemmy.
Just notice you can remove dash panel only, instead of removing the whole dash board... I would like to know if by only removing this dasn panel (where the speedometer, temp.gaure etc... are located) cause my temp gauge & oil pressure gauge are not working, and wanted to know if I could remove them only by removing dash panel only ? thanks, great video... looks easy !
600$ +at a shop. diy? dont get a cheap core! the stock core can last for 30+yrs if nobody mickey moused the cooling system. patience for this job! good video ! ty
Yes, you'll have a front and a rear. Usually located in the rear of the van. Quick tip... take your heater hoses off the heater core and back flush with a garden hose. I'm sure there's videos on how to do this on youtube.
@@davedixon2635 man thanks a lot. I'll try that first. You've helped a lot. I thought that was a heater core in the back. I got the jayco conversion and I'm new to it. I love these vans though.
@@davedixon2635 I went to buy it and they are asking if it's with or without AC. It's a 1994 chevy g20 van. What's that mean? Is it without, cause the ac works
I have a 93 G20, and it smells bad when the heater is on. I got the dash off thanks to your video. How do you know if the heater core is bad? I Also noticed a cable disconnected going to my blower motor. The motor turns on when I plug it in, even when the van has no key in the ignition, hmmm? Any ideas? Thanks!
@@davedixon2635 thanks - great video. I have all the same '93 g20 and all the above issues (water, fog, parfum de chevy) - gonna stop gap measure and bypass heater core with a hose until I can replace asap. meantime out with the winter gear...
You can, I've done it but theres a little prying involved and from my experience prying on these plastic housings always seems to crack the housings. This dash is probably the easiest to pull with minimal tools and very little time involved so I always pull the dash on these, better to be safe than sorry on an older vehicle.
@@davedixon2635 Do you want to do mine? I don't have the patience and can't find a mechanic to do it. I'm just going to install a supplemental heater box in the van otherwise.
@@davedixon2635 Grew up just outside of Buffalo. You know if that van had/needs a heater control valve? Got a 96 G30...had the core bypassed like that....got the new core in (and a new motor)....now I'm piping the heater/radiator hoses. My 95 G30 (was a passenger van with rear heat) has the vacuum controlled heater control valve...do I need that for my cargo van? Can't find a definite answer.
This is nuts. Cut the seam in the dash to the right of the dog house. Use a Dremel. It makes a nice clean thin cut. A few bolts removes the right side dash. Go from there. Much quicker and easier.
i have a 95 g30 & whenever the dash heat is on it leaks coolant onto the floor on pass side under the heater seeping from the firewall area. Is it likely just the heater core or might I need to replace the whole heater box?
I got a 1993 chevy g10 Theres this thing under the van that spins when you drive the car like a long bar i dont know what u call it But i notice is leaking red liquid Im not a mechanic What u think it can be?
Never seen this comment but it sounds like you're describing your driveshaft and if it's leaking red liquid that would be transmission fluid, the drive shaft itself does not contain fluid but it does slip into the rear of the transmission and most likely you have a bad seal in tbe rear of the transmission allowing fluid to come out.
Anybody know if that heater control valve is needed on cargo vans? I have a '95 G30 that was a passenger van. That has a heater control vacuum valve. I also have a '96 G30 that was/is a cargo van. The heater core was bypassed when I bought it. I'm trying to find out if I need that valve and how to pipe it.
If it's a vaccum controlled valve then yes you need it. If your van does not have any vaccum lines you'll need to run lines up to your intake plenum and find a vaccum to tap into.
Thanks! I figured it out and found a Delco as I've read these buggers leak pretty quickly if you buy the cheap ones. The vac line was still hiding in there and intact. Appreciate the video, it helped back when I yanked the dash a couple months ago.
Please make more van videos. This was literally the best video i've seen on youtube for van repairs. Step by step, no bullshit. You rock man.
there is no way I could have done this without your video. it's entertaining too. thank you.
Appreciate the feedback.
Rad video dude! Everyone says removing the dash is such a time consuming job. This is the only video that actually shows how easy it is. Thanks!
They all suck to pull but on this van it's not that bad of a job at all
I took mine out for the first time a few weeks ago and was very easy
I practiced on a junker at pick n pull. I think I'm ready. Dumbass former owber let it sit for two years abd when I got it started, green river comes flooding out the dash. Then i pull up the mats and find holes where it leaked and rusted through the floor. This is on a cherry 1993 with only 40k miles!
Only video I've found on these Van's that's worth a damn. I've got bad speakers in front, bad cable for hot and cold. Plus an ac leak. I should be able to get it all done off this video. Thanks
Ahhh the dreaded vacuum control under the dash. I feel yea lol
Might as well replace heater core while you're in there
@@Vanabond I got the speakers done, the cable issue fixed and put a wiper pulse board in. It's all back together now. Didnt have the patience to go further.
@@libertyforamericanow What size are the speakers? 4x6? I need to change mine too
had my 95 g30 dash out...I painted it...put in the hearer core, new radio, new speakers, wiper pulse board....and a few other PITA items just to get it over with once.
WOW...a ton of work. Well done, but WOW. I hope I never have to do this on my 94 G2500.
Draining and flushing my cooling system today. I do this twice a year because of watching what you had to go through. My heater core is still good after 260,000 miles.
Excellent vdo. Pointing out the bolt sizes helps very much to save time.
I hope I never have to do this on my 95 G20.
i felt sorry for you, glad you stuck thru it to finish. i attempted on my 1981 f350, hidden bolts, etc, i cut the heater box open in the engine compartment, used silver aluminum tape to reseal
Thanks.. This made it so much easier than the service manual
I'm gonna do this in the next few days. Great 7 minute explanation.
Awesome. Thanks. 1990 Chevy G20 Beauville 6.2L Diesel
I'm in the same problem as you.
Need to replace the wiper motor in my 1990 6.2 G20.
Most informative video I have found on this.
"Have fun with this fucker" LOL, thank you so much for making this. Going to save me hours. Gotta change out the heater core on my mom's chevy g30 motorhome. Cheers.
Very good Video, exatley to the point. Please make more of them.
Greetings from Germany, rock on!
Thanks for this video especially to see this posted recently! I’m about to do one in my g20 today
It's not a bad job at all, only a few tools needed. All the shops told the owner it was a 8-10 hr job. I got it done in less than 3 hrs with putting this video together.
Dave TheAngryMechanic
Sounds like the shops are fudging the hourly numbers
Fking awesome. Straight to the point, no BS.
fuck yes. thank you for real man. finally a video of exactly what i need to do. no dumb shit no cute shit no songs just legit information , step by step process and no dumb shit. i very much appreciate it. thank you angry dave
anything else todo on this van id love all i can get. real talk man thanks
Missed a bit of details on the dash removal. And engine parts removal, but overall it helped a lot. Just be aware rookies that you gotta pull things like wiring to the headlights etc
God damn, Dave. You are awesome. My daughter just bought a Chevy c30 short bus and wants to convert it into a camper...wait, she wants me to convert it. It's Michigan in Dec and no heat, so thanks for this video. You are incredibly through and made it very clear on the shit I have to do this Saturday. Thanks and I subscribed and will be watching more of your videos.
Dave! You da man! Thanks for giving me the courage to do this job!
"Have fun fuckin doin this"
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Great video! I just changed the heater core on my 96 g30 diesel. Thank you for making this easier!
You're very welcome
Had to pull the dash on my 93 G20 to swap out the wiper pulse board. May as well do the heater core too... I just hope it all goes back together!
I was just in to this mess for a heater core....so I did that pulse board too while I was in there even though it was still working.
Just a warning about those hidden bolts under the insulation on the blower box. He said there were only two hidden ones but mine had four, and I broke my box thinking all the screws were out and it was just stuck.
Sorry to hear that, it's been a while since I posted this video. There may have been two on mine
Thanks for this video! Certainly looks to be NO FUN and glad I don't have to figure out the thousand bolts I have to remove to do mine.
I needed this to replace broken air vents
Just walked by my van today and see the heater box dripping, son of A Bitch..
Thanks dave, nice no bullshit, talking on and on video..straight to the meat and potatoes
You make it look to easy. Nice job. Thanks for the video wish me luck
thanks for the video. just changed mine today. what a pain. keep on being angry. I know it made me angry.
Great video ! Thanks !
I changed a heater core in a Buick Somerset about 20 years ago parked on a city street & in 5 degree temperatures (Fahrenheit) in the dark with a damn flashlight and no help...
Talk about a MISERABLE job!
True story 😟
Nice video presentation, you get right to it. This helped alot dude, thanks!
great job , informative. ill try it only now that i saw your instruction. excellent
Good video.
Thanks for the video man. Right to the point and clearly explained.
Yup that did it, off to the shop it goes. Thank you.
Don't forget to have 6 or 700 bucks with ya...they really ream you for this job
Mines an 84 but there's no videos in English for it so thanks, I think most will be the same shit show for me. Or I'll jus bypass it cause it's a camper van we never drive in the winter anyhow.
This looks like a lot of fun. Did this van have air conditioning? Where is the ac coil?
I would love one on a 1995 G20 heater valve and hose replacement with air conditioner condenser in the way. It’s been a bad time so far.
Cool ! Thanks!!
Excellent video. Hope I never ever have to do this
Thanks dude! I've got 95 g30 so I hope it's the same
It'll be the same
Thank You! A good, no bullshit video.
Great info man. Appreciate it.
Awesome video
I just wanted to let you know that this is the worst job I have ever done on a vehicle. It freaking sucks. Mine was an 88 g20 conversion, so all the plastic was brittle, half of it broke, it was filled with at least half a dozen mouse nests, the vacuum lines crumbled at a touch, and at some point someone had been in before me, and some things were never connected or were connected wrong. Without this video I would have quit this job about an hour in, driven the vehicle somewhere, torched it and reported in stolen. I face the job of fixing the craptastic mess GM designed (on purpose, I guess) to fail, and I'm fairly certain it will be worse than disassembly. So sure that I am vaguely thinking about completely deleting the heater core driven heating system, replacing it with electric fantail heat, at least for the front heat, and then building a custom dash and doghouse that looks cool and lets me throw away 90% of the 'trash under the dash'.
So thanks Dave! you may have hated doing this video but I'm damned glad and grateful you did. I keep killing myself laughing at Stinson down below, I have to assume either he hasn't actually done this yet, or maybe his van magically got plastic parts that didn't turn into something with the tensile strength of a heavy frost.if it's the latter, I may have to dox him so I can steal his van. Take care man, thanks again.
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Thanks for the video Dave… im gunna need it
This dash removal is one of the easiest to do. Good luck.
Fuck ya. Best no nonsense diy.
Thanks for the video, you have good instructions;
good job
Fuckin video I been waiting for. Thanks man.
this video made me subscibe thanks man
Have fun fucking doin this!!!!
hahahah i am not diong it now im gonna have someone else do it now
It's a little time consuming but a very simple job
I have a van g20 and a eurocar. Its like walk in park to work with older us cars. If u dont beleave me go and change the heater core to a eurocar.
Ps. Guy in the video sounds like Lemmy.
my dash will be much easier to remove next time i think.... i have several extra bolts now at least.....
Have fun fuckin doin this. 😂 not stoked to do this.
Very interested how They install the heating cord chevrolet but good Video I have my the I have to Replace hehe
Dave, I assume the AC evap coil removal can be done at the same time? Mine is toast.
Absolutely.
@@davedixon2635 thanks
Thank youuu!!
You're welcome
У настоящего механика от Б-а должен быть именно такой голос, клянусь своей бородой!
Do these vans have cabin air filter?
Just notice you can remove dash panel only, instead of removing the whole dash board... I would like to know if by only removing this dasn panel (where the speedometer, temp.gaure etc... are located) cause my temp gauge & oil pressure gauge are not working, and wanted to know if I could remove them only by removing dash panel only ? thanks, great video... looks easy !
You can remove just the instrument cluster and replace if necessary
Dave the AngryMechanic , one question these vans use cabin air filter?
They do not.
@@davedixon2635 thanks
600$ +at a shop. diy? dont get a cheap core! the stock core can last for 30+yrs if nobody mickey moused the cooling system. patience for this job! good video ! ty
Hi, I have a 1995 Chevy van G20 and trying to find the chassis number, could you help?
Where are you located at do you feel like doing another I gotta a 93 Chevy G20 van with no heat
I'm in Buffalo, Ny
I've got heat in the back but not coming out the front. What does this mean. Is there two heater cores?
Yes, you'll have a front and a rear. Usually located in the rear of the van. Quick tip... take your heater hoses off the heater core and back flush with a garden hose. I'm sure there's videos on how to do this on youtube.
@@davedixon2635 man thanks a lot. I'll try that first. You've helped a lot. I thought that was a heater core in the back. I got the jayco conversion and I'm new to it. I love these vans though.
@@davedixon2635 I went to buy it and they are asking if it's with or without AC. It's a 1994 chevy g20 van. What's that mean? Is it without, cause the ac works
If you have A/C then it's with A/C if your van isn't equipped with air conditioning then it's without.
Thanks that was probably a stupid question. Sorry.
How the heck do you unhook the light switch?
It just unplug from the back
Any chance the driver air bag can deploy if I disconnect the battery first? Getting a little jiggy working in front of this thing. TIA
Just answered my own question. YES it can. Theres a capacitor that holds a charge. Its a failsafe thing.
If you're worried about it, disconnect the battery but you shouldnt have to unplug it anyways.
I have a 93 G20, and it smells bad when the heater is on. I got the dash off thanks to your video. How do you know if the heater core is bad? I Also noticed a cable disconnected going to my blower motor. The motor turns on when I plug it in, even when the van has no key in the ignition, hmmm? Any ideas? Thanks!
The cable is for the blend door to open and close. A bad heater core will leak on your floor, fog up your windows and could give off a funny smell.
@@davedixon2635 thanks - great video. I have all the same '93 g20 and all the above issues (water, fog, parfum de chevy) - gonna stop gap measure and bypass heater core with a hose until I can replace asap. meantime out with the winter gear...
awesome
GM could not have did anything better than that they couldn't have made it so you could open it from the outside what the hell holyshit
You do not need to pull the dash to get that box out.. That top left bolt is tricky but you can get it without pulling the dash...
You can, I've done it but theres a little prying involved and from my experience prying on these plastic housings always seems to crack the housings. This dash is probably the easiest to pull with minimal tools and very little time involved so I always pull the dash on these, better to be safe than sorry on an older vehicle.
@@davedixon2635 I agree... But I always try everything else before gong that far..
@@davedixon2635 Do you want to do mine? I don't have the patience and can't find a mechanic to do it. I'm just going to install a supplemental heater box in the van otherwise.
@@wfmandmusic if you live in the Buffalo,Ny area I'd be happy to take the job on
@@davedixon2635 Grew up just outside of Buffalo. You know if that van had/needs a heater control valve? Got a 96 G30...had the core bypassed like that....got the new core in (and a new motor)....now I'm piping the heater/radiator hoses. My 95 G30 (was a passenger van with rear heat) has the vacuum controlled heater control valve...do I need that for my cargo van? Can't find a definite answer.
Where were you last year dammit
Fucking awesome video thanks I am actually trying to track down the location of the blend door actuator on a 95 G20
I know I'm going to be infuriated when I have to do mine.
If it's on one of these G20 Van's its really not that bad of a job
This is nuts. Cut the seam in the dash to the right of the dog house. Use a Dremel. It makes a nice clean thin cut. A few bolts removes the right side dash. Go from there. Much quicker and easier.
If you want to destroy the dash and duct tape it back together that's all you.
awsome
i have a 95 g30 & whenever the dash heat is on it leaks coolant onto the floor on pass side under the heater seeping from the firewall area. Is it likely just the heater core or might I need to replace the whole heater box?
Just the heater core needs replaced
I got a 1993 chevy g10
Theres this thing under the van that spins when you drive the car like a long bar i dont know what u call it
But i notice is leaking red liquid
Im not a mechanic
What u think it can be?
Transmission leak.
Never seen this comment but it sounds like you're describing your driveshaft and if it's leaking red liquid that would be transmission fluid, the drive shaft itself does not contain fluid but it does slip into the rear of the transmission and most likely you have a bad seal in tbe rear of the transmission allowing fluid to come out.
Seriously??? Dammit.
Anybody know if that heater control valve is needed on cargo vans? I have a '95 G30 that was a passenger van. That has a heater control vacuum valve. I also have a '96 G30 that was/is a cargo van. The heater core was bypassed when I bought it. I'm trying to find out if I need that valve and how to pipe it.
If it's a vaccum controlled valve then yes you need it. If your van does not have any vaccum lines you'll need to run lines up to your intake plenum and find a vaccum to tap into.
Thanks! I figured it out and found a Delco as I've read these buggers leak pretty quickly if you buy the cheap ones. The vac line was still hiding in there and intact. Appreciate the video, it helped back when I yanked the dash a couple months ago.
What a pain in the ass
Lol
Seems simple 😬🤣😲