Huntsman06
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- UT
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2004, Explorer XLT
First off, 2004 XLT 4.6
Hey there. It's getting warm again for the summer in UT and the A/C in the explorer doesn't seem to be working like it should. When I have it set to cold, it blows hot. When it's set to warm, it blows even hotter. We've measured the pressure of the A/C and they are all about right and when the AC is on I can hear the compressor turning on--but it's short cycling, it turns on for at least 4 seconds (its inconsistent, sometimes 4 or 5, sometimes 10 or 20 seconds).
I know the blend door actuator is a common issue on these models but I don't hear it clicking from the front one--I do hear the clicking in the back, but I've never had passengers so that's not a huge deal if the back isn't cool. And by back I mean the back left of the cargo behind all the seats, I hear no noises coming from the front that I can pick out.
I really don't think the compressor is bad, but at the same time, it just isn't blowing any cold air. I bit the bullet and ordered a blend door actuator in the unlikely chance it's stuck in the hot position, but google shows that not too common--usually its all cold and no warm, backward from what I've got. That actuator is coming sometime later this week, but in the meantime, I thought I'd ask if anybody else has any ideas.
To recap, I have warm (I'd call it hot) air coming when it's on cold, and even hotter air coming when it's on hot. A/C pressure looks good according to the gauges I've got, and the compressor at least sounds like it's working (but is short cycling). Any thoughts or ideas?
Hey there. It's getting warm again for the summer in UT and the A/C in the explorer doesn't seem to be working like it should. When I have it set to cold, it blows hot. When it's set to warm, it blows even hotter. We've measured the pressure of the A/C and they are all about right and when the AC is on I can hear the compressor turning on--but it's short cycling, it turns on for at least 4 seconds (its inconsistent, sometimes 4 or 5, sometimes 10 or 20 seconds).
I know the blend door actuator is a common issue on these models but I don't hear it clicking from the front one--I do hear the clicking in the back, but I've never had passengers so that's not a huge deal if the back isn't cool. And by back I mean the back left of the cargo behind all the seats, I hear no noises coming from the front that I can pick out.
I really don't think the compressor is bad, but at the same time, it just isn't blowing any cold air. I bit the bullet and ordered a blend door actuator in the unlikely chance it's stuck in the hot position, but google shows that not too common--usually its all cold and no warm, backward from what I've got. That actuator is coming sometime later this week, but in the meantime, I thought I'd ask if anybody else has any ideas.
To recap, I have warm (I'd call it hot) air coming when it's on cold, and even hotter air coming when it's on hot. A/C pressure looks good according to the gauges I've got, and the compressor at least sounds like it's working (but is short cycling). Any thoughts or ideas?