Thanks for the quick reply. If it is just the slide-out setup, that will save me so much time!

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1988 V6 2.9L

95+ should be the only ones that require dash removal.

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Just finished replacing it, and it was indeed easy on my '88. Sure enough the old heater core was pretty messed up. Now to get that antifreeze film off the windshield so it doesn't fog, and I'll have a happy fall/winter.

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1988 V6 2.9L

Took 15 minutes to replace on my 94. Easy for sure

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1994 Ford Ranger 4x4 extended cab 4.0 OHV
4" Rough Country lift
3" PA Body Lift
33x12.50x15 Goodyear Duratracs
15x8 Black MB 72 wheels
Red LED Interior
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I know I'm adding to a very old thread here but I'm having that same exact problem in my 88 2.0 liter. The thing is tho I just had the radiator semi-flushed the other day because the guy at the shop didn't want to do a full flush on an old rusty radiator. But I didn't have the condensation and vent smoking problem before and now I do. Do you think he could have caused this?

you said its old n rusty. so yeah, flushing it could of knocked the sludge free that was keeping it from leaking! lol. take it back to the mechanic.

Hi, can anybody help me. I have the same problem as in this thread. My truck is a Mazda B2500 Twincab. I am reluctant to take the dash off. I don't mind getting my hands dirty but have no real mechanical knowledge so would be scared in case I couldn't put it back together again properly. I think I should bypass the heater core while I think about it. I'm not sure though, which hoses to disconnect. I have two hoses above the engine, kind of central. They are about a foot apart. Then I have 2 other hoses, one above the other, about 3 or 4 inches apart. These two are over to the right (as you look at it). One also has some kind of tap on it. Which pair should I be joining?

Thanks.

Look up your truck on the internet, they almost always have diagrams and pictures of the cooling system
A picture is worth a thousand words

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1988 Ranger STX, custom built flatbed, winch, 33x 10.5 BFG mudders
1974 Suburban (AKA "the sub") lockers front & rear, 383 cu in not even close to stock motor, snowplow 37 x 12.5 HUMMV tires, 4.56 gears
1952 M38 (CJ3) Jeep - my newest project - 289 ford, hardtop, got it with not one wire in it. Hope to have it driving this year