Which models have the blend door problem?

[motil73]

I've been seeing a lot of this on the '96-'98 Explorers and I'm wondering if it can happen on our '97 (173K miles). It has manual climate controls (the one with the 3 knobs.....not the automatic system). Dash removal doesn't rate very high on my list of desireable things to do but having a dealer do the repairs rates even lower.

We don't have the symptoms.....I'm just wondering if it can happen to ours.

 

[nolimitssjca]

It can definitly happen to yours. You could also end up with a leaky heater core at some time. It took me 2 weekends to remove and replace my first one. One weekend the second time. 2 hours 15 minutes the 3rd. It's really the heater core that creates the much bigger problem.

 

[dynamite196]

You could opt to cut it out but that's also a hassle, IMO if it ain't broke don't fix it.

 

[UKExploder]

Quit worrying about sumthin' that "could happen" mate, you'll worry your life away....

 

[motil73]

yup, good advice.....I'll worry about when (and if) the time comes.

 

[Dan Whitaker]

It's not a worry of "if" it's a worry of "when"

 

[section525]

It's not a worry of "if" it's a worry of "when"

True that. I thought I was in the clear since I had about 140k problem-free miles. Then I pretty much parked the Explorer and only put about 4k miles a year on it now. Now all of a sudden the blend door goes duing those 4,000 miles I drove last year?

 

[ChaoticBastard]

True that. I thought I was in the clear since I had about 140k problem-free miles. Then I pretty much parked the Explorer and only put about 4k miles a year on it now. Now all of a sudden the blend door goes duing those 4,000 miles I drove last year?

Lack of use is sometimes worse then too much use

 

[dynamite196]

It's the ford 100k warranty, everything breaks after 100k lol

 

[marragtop]

Letting them sit is one of the worse things you can do...

 

[rollinstone]

I bought the blend door kit from Rockauto.com, about $15 total...cut out the bottom of the plenum (as per info up in the STICKYs), put in the new door...bing, bang, boom...done! Works like a charm, saved about $1,000