cleanfreak
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Hello good folks,
I have read the stickies and such and I have a question after the search has yielded no results.
I thought my 2003 Explorer was in the same boat with the blend door actuator issue. I have A/C, but when I change to heat, I get no heat, just luke warm air. The problem is, I do not hear that all too familiar "clicking" sound. When I look behind the glovebox, I do not have the flap clicking or anything.
When I change the temp to heat, I see the a actuator moving correctly with no issues and no clicking. I then place my focus on the actuator on the drivers side. I hear no clicking there, but I decided to go ahead and replace this one. (I followed the step by step thread found on this forum). It was a 2 hr process, but I managed nonetheless. After the replacement, I had heat for 2 days and now it is back to nothing again.
I then pulled the center vents, radio, etc. and looked thru the vents to see what I think are the blend doors. When I change the temp to hot, I can see the doors shut completely and when I change back to cold, they open up. Everything seems to be working normally.
So I am stumped,
First, why did changing the driver side actuator give me heat for only 2 days?
And 2nd, if that was not the problem, what could it be?
I might add, I have the digital temp changer (no knobs) and it has dual climate control. I might also add, I do not have any heat in the rear, and I hear no "clicking" either, but it does have a knob overhead that controls the temp for the rear.
Any help is appreciated
Thanks
Jason
2003 Ford Explorer Centenial Edition.
I have read the stickies and such and I have a question after the search has yielded no results.
I thought my 2003 Explorer was in the same boat with the blend door actuator issue. I have A/C, but when I change to heat, I get no heat, just luke warm air. The problem is, I do not hear that all too familiar "clicking" sound. When I look behind the glovebox, I do not have the flap clicking or anything.
When I change the temp to heat, I see the a actuator moving correctly with no issues and no clicking. I then place my focus on the actuator on the drivers side. I hear no clicking there, but I decided to go ahead and replace this one. (I followed the step by step thread found on this forum). It was a 2 hr process, but I managed nonetheless. After the replacement, I had heat for 2 days and now it is back to nothing again.
I then pulled the center vents, radio, etc. and looked thru the vents to see what I think are the blend doors. When I change the temp to hot, I can see the doors shut completely and when I change back to cold, they open up. Everything seems to be working normally.
So I am stumped,
First, why did changing the driver side actuator give me heat for only 2 days?
And 2nd, if that was not the problem, what could it be?
I might add, I have the digital temp changer (no knobs) and it has dual climate control. I might also add, I do not have any heat in the rear, and I hear no "clicking" either, but it does have a knob overhead that controls the temp for the rear.
Any help is appreciated
Thanks
Jason
2003 Ford Explorer Centenial Edition.