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Universal Air HT8343C HVAC Heater Core - Front
Reliable HVAC Heater Core for Ford and Lincoln Vehicles
The Universal Air Heater Core Aluminum HT8343C is designed to restore efficient heating performance in select Ford and Lincoln models. This HVAC heater core is engineered to meet the specific requirements of vehicles like the Ford F-150 and Lincoln Navigator, ensuring proper fit and function.
- Compatible with Ford Blackwood, Expedition, F-150, F-150 Heritage, F-250, and Lincoln Navigator
- Part number HT8343C for precise identification and ordering
- Constructed from durable aluminum for effective heat transfer and corrosion resistance
- Direct replacement HVAC heater core for seamless installation
- Part of the Universal Air Heater Core Aluminum product line, designed for reliable heating system performance
About the Heater Core Aluminum Product Line
The Heater Core Aluminum line from Universal Air focuses on delivering heater cores made from aluminum, a material known for its excellent thermal conductivity and resistance to corrosion. This product line is tailored to provide dependable heating solutions for HVAC systems in various Ford and Lincoln vehicles, including the F-150 and Navigator. The aluminum construction helps maintain consistent cabin temperature and extends the service life of the heater core.
Product Details and Compatibility
The HT8343C heater core is specifically designed for use in Ford and Lincoln vehicles such as the Blackwood, Expedition, F-150, F-150 Heritage, F-250, and Navigator models. Its aluminum construction ensures efficient heat exchange, contributing to the overall HVAC system performance. This part replaces the original heater core, restoring proper heating function and preventing coolant leaks inside the vehicle cabin.
Common Issues Addressed by This Heater Core
- Inadequate cabin heating or inconsistent temperature control
- Coolant leaks inside the passenger compartment
- Heater core clogging or reduced coolant flow
- Unpleasant odors caused by leaking coolant
- HVAC system overheating or malfunction
Installation Notes and Tips
Installation of the HT8343C heater core requires draining the vehicle’s cooling system and removing dashboard components to access the HVAC housing. It is recommended to follow the vehicle manufacturer’s service manual for detailed instructions. Ensure all connections are secure and the cooling system is properly refilled and bled to avoid air pockets. Professional installation is advised for optimal results.
Quality Assurance and Warranty
The Universal Air Heater Core Aluminum HT8343C is manufactured to meet industry standards for durability and performance. While specific warranty details are not provided, Universal Air products typically undergo quality control testing to ensure reliability. Using this heater core helps maintain the heating efficiency of your Ford or Lincoln vehicle’s HVAC system.
This part fits 110 vehicles. Search below:
| Year | Make | Model | Submodel | Liters | Cylinders | Fuel Type | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Ford | F-150 Heritage | XLT | 4.2L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Old Body Style; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 2004 | Ford | F-150 Heritage | XL | 4.2L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Old Body Style; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 2004 | Ford | F-150 Heritage | XL | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Old Body Style; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 2004 | Ford | F-150 Heritage | XL | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Old Body Style; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 2004 | Ford | F-150 Heritage | XL | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Old Body Style; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 2004 | Ford | F-150 Heritage | XLT | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Old Body Style; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 2004 | Ford | F-150 Heritage | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Old Body Style; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 2004 | Ford | F-150 Heritage | SVT Lightning | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Old Body Style; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 2004 | Ford | F-150 Heritage | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Old Body Style; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 2003 | Ford | F-150 | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2003 | Ford | F-250 | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2003 | Lincoln | Blackwood | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2002 | Ford | Expedition | Front | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2002 | Ford | F-150 | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2002 | Ford | F-250 | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2002 | Lincoln | Blackwood | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2002 | Lincoln | Navigator | Front | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2001 | Ford | Expedition | Front | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2001 | Ford | F-150 | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2001 | Ford | F-250 | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2001 | Lincoln | Navigator | Front | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2000 | Ford | Expedition | Front | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2000 | Ford | F-150 | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2000 | Ford | F-250 | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 2000 | Lincoln | Navigator | Front | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 1999 | Ford | Expedition | Front | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | Base | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | Base | 4.2L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | XL | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | XLT | 4.2L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | XLT | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | Lariat | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | Lightning | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-150 | XL | 4.2L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | Base | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | XLT | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | Lariat | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | XL | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Ford | F-250 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1999 | Lincoln | Navigator | Front | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 1998 | Ford | Expedition | Front | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | Base | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | Base | 4.2L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | XL | 4.2L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | XL | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | XLT | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | XLT | 4.2L | V6 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | Lariat | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-150 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | Base | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | XL | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | XLT | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | Lariat | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | BI-FUEL | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Ford | F-250 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1998 | Lincoln | Navigator | Front | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 1997 | Ford | Expedition | Front | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 1997 | Ford | F-150 | N/A | Heater Core Aluminum | ||||
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | with Standard Duty Heater; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | Base | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | with Standard Duty Heater; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | XL | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | with Standard Duty Heater; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | with Standard Duty Heater; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | XLT | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | with Standard Duty Heater; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | XLT | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | with Standard Duty Heater; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | Base | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | with Standard Duty Heater; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | with Standard Duty Heater; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | XL | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | with Standard Duty Heater; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | CNG | N/A | with Standard Duty Heater; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | Lariat | 4.6L | V8 | GAS | N/A | with Standard Duty Heater; Heater Core Aluminum |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | Lariat | 5.4L | V8 | GAS | N/A | with Standard Duty Heater; Heater Core Aluminum |
* Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.
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Cross-reference numbers are provided for identification purposes only. Always confirm fitment before ordering.