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Mine started doing the same thing today.
PS-this operation falls under:pain in the ---
Good luck
I hope this helps.
I may have posted too soon. There is a very common problem regarding the heater blend door. One very detailed possible fix is at http://www.blenddoorfix.netfirms.com/. I guess this means that the valve in the line to the heater core is supposed to be full open except when the climate system is off, or when it is in Max A/C mode.
Unfortunately, if the easy fix doesn't work, the other fixes are expensive, or are very involved.
-H
Then put the glove box back and REMEMBER not to touch the middle temperature guarge until you want cool air. If anyone moves the middle dial, it will start knocking again. HOPE THIS HELPS!
If the VCO switch failed or the vacuum line cracked the same thing would happen as you describe. A lot has changed since then and I don't think they use VCO's anymore but your problem sounds familiar.
John C in PA
Now about the neon green fluid...just today this has happened to me and i dont know what it is. I think it may be antifreeze. If it is antifreeze what do i do about it?
Thanks
The blend door is controled by a motor that sits on top of the heater box. The heater control valve is located against the fire wall on the passanger side. It is an inline diaphram devise that controls the flow of water into the heater via of a vacuum. My blend door is working fine, the issue I have is lack of vacuum to the valve. Thanks for your reply
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I did the fix described at the web link on my followup message (#64). It's working so far. The only thing I did different was to get an aluminum bar about 1/8" x 1/2" and bend it in an L--shape, so that I could use it as a lever to move the door to one side before putting the motor back on. Once I figured out which way the V-notch was oriented (see the picture in the web link) I tried to drill the hole for the finishing nail to bridge across the top of the V. That way, when the white post rotates to move the mix door, it has something to push against in both directions.
I hope this helps and makes sense. Good luck! -H
The heater is not working, The blower motor is running, both lines going to the heater core are hot. I noticed that the a/c compressor is cycling on and off,I pulled the a/c system fuse #18 and the compressor stopped cycling, but still no heat! The engine is getting warm and at idle the temp gauge is running in the middle of the h and the c? any thing else I can check?
husband around. I took out the glove box. (of course the car was running
with the heat on so I could hear the clicking.) Then, without any light to
expose what I am working on or headroom to even look, I felt towards the center
consol until something pushed and made the noise stop. It is done strickly
by feel, not by sight. I don't think there is anything moving to catch your hand
on or anythign that might shock you. Just be careful!!! Then you can feel something
that can be pushed either in or forward. Hope that works.
It has for us for the past 4 months.
BJohnson
The blend door was broken, as a result you must change the entire heater box.
I did it myself, but it is not a job to be taken lightly. This involves removal of the the dash as well as air conditioning items located in the engine compartment, passenger side on the fire wall.
There are other "temporary" fixes. But if you plan to keep the vehicle its the only way to go.
To see if it is a blend door issues, open up the gove box and lower it to expose the top of the heater box. You will see the motor that operates the blend door. Unplug and remove. Now take a mirror and look at the hole were the blend door motor goes into the box. It should look just like the part that fits down into it. If not, it has broken and entire box must be replaced.
The next day it was 19 degrees out so I started it early so it was plenty warm. I went out at 7:30am and let it run with all the heaters on 10 full blast front and rear it ran for 40 minutes!... still froze my [non-permissible content removed] off. I started getting a real bad pain in my right leg from the cold but it was like no cold air, it was radiating from the dash. I felt the dash around my legs and it was ice cold so was the steering column, back of the steering wheel, top of the dash and my feet were burning Pass side was normal nice and toasty
Took it in and was giving the run around nothing wrong HEAD MECHANIC could not verify the complaint So out the door they pushed me. Never got a “lets keep it over night so we can road test it when it’s cold out” nope just “it’s the way ford designed it and we can’t fix the design”. I told the chump at the service department that I was an X ASE certified technician and me telling him what was wrong was all the verification he needed. Please fix my new car Sorry have a nice day ..
So now I have to verify the complaint myself so I am going to video tape the temp reading of the dash while driving in cold weather. I have one of those point and shot thermometers, it records the temperature of any surface you point it at. I already did the vents with the heater on High and full hot I get 134 degrees at the foot vent and 72 out of the side window vents with it being 35 degrees out I would think they would be the same or close to it
Anyways next time I go back to the dealer I will have done my homework
By the way for anyone reading this I bought my 2007 explorer at a little place in Concord NH right at the end of RT 89
Plus you can feel a cold draft coming from the steering column where the release is for the tilt.
That’s normal I guess .
It really burns my [non-permissible content removed] is when they don’t take the time to diagnose the problem, that’s the one thing I was well-known for when I worked for Exxon as a tech verify the complaint people just don’t make this [non-permissible content removed] up drive it drive it everywhere you go until you can verify the complaint I know when I worked at Subaru warranty would only pay ½ hour for diagnostic time and then what ever they paid for that particular part to be replaced so I’m sure they drove it around the block and said “it’s fine nothing wrong with it”
I asked the service writer if they pulled the dash apart to check the actuators or moving doors, he said they can’t verify the complaint so they can’t rip and tear because someone has to do it for nothing that’s the biggest problem, it might take 4 hour to find it but they only get .5 hour pay for it so they take the .5 and tell you your basically crazy and there is nothing wrong
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Ok here’s the whole story .
I bought the 07 knowing it needed a good cleaning, the sales manager that was driving it spilled a beer in it or it belonged to a drunk who knows. Anyways I took it to the dealer for a recon and to check this cold dash problem I have. I told the service writer what was going on and that I was an X ASE tech and that I had an idea what was going on I told him up straight “don’t call me and tell me there is nothing wrong with it” but he did anyways!!!
Went to pick it up that night and went to the sales managers office told him we had a problem and I was not liking it at all! He tried to smooth it over by using the fresh air/recycle option but I quickly took over the conversation and straitened him out. It got to a point where he offered to let me fix it and he would pay me back lol Not .
Anyways I got home with it and when I went to get my launch bucket out of the back (oh ya when I got it back from the dealer both drivers’ side doors were open and this is why) and when I closed the rear door there it was staring me in the face. A nice little ding, looks like it was made with a spring loaded center punch right on top of the rear door
WTF I could not believe it. I thought about it for a while and decided not to *censored* about it because I was already the big *censored* down there and I know accidents happen but they could have told me I brought to the shop with me the next day to install some mud gauds and give it a bath. Got the guards on and had to call the sales man to see if I left something in the truck they let me use. I told him about the ding and that I was more upset about them not telling me about it than someone making a mistake. He got upset and said he was going to talk to them about it but I ensured him that **** happens and not to worry about it I wasn’t.
I hung up with him and started washing it
Got all the way around it when I came to the pass side fender there they were two more dings WTF but these they tried to hide with some lighter color blue paint I could not believe it . I could go on forever, just use your imagination
So I load up the video camera and off I go to the dealer I counted to 100 before I went in I walked up to the nice little (not) receptionist and said to her “Hello I have a major complaint who would I talk too” Hold on please I excused myself and went to the bathroom so I could start the camera no vid but I got the conversation
Got to the General Manager told him what was going on, who I was and what I wanted Bla Bla Bla
I got to talk with thier head technician, he seemed to be ok..... it was going to be 19 degrees the next day so I left it with them to have in the morning (something I mentioned to the service writer the first time) I called today and they said they confirmed my complaint and had a regional technician on his way to look at it Haven’t got to the dings just yet he had the recon guy retouch it up thinking that was going to be good enough. He never let me finish my answer when he asked me if it would be ok to just tough up those spots with the right color. Not . I’ll keep you all posted .
today...
Well.... They confirmed my complaint... but they said they drove another 07 and it too blew cold air on the driver’s legs... normal!! Sorry come get your truck... and all they did was touch up the paint, I told them that was unacceptable and they needed to fix the dents...
... So ford designed the 2007 explorer that way...I think not.
Any ideas what I should do...??
I'm at the point where I am going to let the finance company repo it... I don’t care anymore I’m getting tired of this, it has consumed my head to a point where I just don’t care why should I be stuck with a truck that’s freezing cold in the winter and has three dents in it
Here’s the message that was on my phone when I got to work..
YouTube - 2007 Explorer cold air on drivers legs
The blend door is broken, lucky for you it stuck in the all heat position,but as you are finding out as it warms up you are screwed. You cannot just fix the blend door the entire heater box must be replaced. Depending on were you get the plenum, it will cost you around 160.00. If you are replacing this you might as well replace the heater core (aother 45 - 60 bucks.) The rest of the actuators that control various fuctions can be transferred from the old to the new plenum.
I did it myself, but it is not a job to be taken lightly. This involves removal of the dash as well as air conditioning items located in the engine compartment, passenger side on the fire wall. A shop manual is very helpful if you have one. You don't have to remove the dash from the car, just far enough away from the fire wall to slide the box out from under the dash.
There are other "temporary" fixes. But if you plan to keep the vehicle its the only way to go.
To see if it is a blend door issue, open up the gove box and lower it to expose the top of the heater box. You will see the motor that operates the blend door. Unplug and remove. Now take a mirror and look at the hole were the blend door motor goes into the box. It should look just like the part that fits down into it. If not, it has broken and entire box must be replaced.
If you want to do it yourself and need some extra info let me know...
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Tried your fix and it does work. I do think that this is temporary as soon as I switch back to AC my problem re-appears. I do think this is a blend door issue. You can manualy fix this each time but this can be a pain in the neck, Thanks for the info.
thanks steve
I called Ford and they told me to bring it in when it is acting up but they did not offer any idea as to what the problem is.
Did you ever get an answer?
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198271
http://www.conceptualedge.com/blend-door/
http://www.blenddoorfix.netfirms.com/
Good Luck!