Thanks Hassman,
I'll look into that in more detail. You did however bring another topic which is of interest. I've read posts on how the heater core at one point or the other fails and requires the whole dash to be pulled apart.
My question, should I 'dare' to replace the heater core while the dash is apart ? how many more hours' worth of DIY would that consist of ? And since the dash will be apart, are there any other components that are advisable to be replaced while I'm at it ?
thanks again..

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