Heater control panel replacement

1996 DODGE DAKOTA
250,000 MILES • 3.9L • V6 • 2WD • MANUAL
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EVAN WARD
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I just do not know where to disconnect the vacuum lines.
Feb 5, 2017 at 5:18 AM
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STEVE W.
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Should be a large connector block with the lines molded into it that plugs onto the back of the control panel. Here is a diagram showing the line colors and locations.
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Feb 5, 2017 at 5:58 AM
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EVAN WARD
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So I just pull them from the back of the unit? I can not slide it out far enough to see and I do not want to damage anything.
Feb 5, 2017 at 7:33 AM
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STEVE W.
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Work them a bit and the unit should slip out enough to get the lines off. It will be tight.
Feb 5, 2017 at 10:05 AM
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