go to the ford dealer and bend over.
i just spent $260 for all three actuators.

 

Holy crap. They are like $50 each. I'd say try someone other than autozone. Maybe rock auto.com?

 

Autozone and other fast moving parts stores are very price sensitive. They tend to carry several price points and then offer waranties to cover some of the quality.

Dorman isn't exactly top of the line stuff, however people buy it over spending more money so fast moving parts stores carry what moves the fastest. Hense the name fast moving parts stores.

>>>>>>>>>>Action

 

Still searching. so everyone knows; the blend air actuator under the dash for the front air is for blending the heat and and does not redirect air to the floor or dash or defrost. so apparently i've a vacuum leak someplace. have replaced a few soft connections (stupid ford with their reducing couplings) under the hood. the search continues tomorrow.

 

We know that, we told you back in June.

 

here's the thing. got int eh Expy today after work, started it up, and it's blowing full blast out of the dash. i stop at the store (1/2 hour later), get back in, start it up, and back to defrost only.

any ideas?

 

It is still a vacuum leak.

 

Even if all of the vacuum lines check out as good, the selector switch could be leaking or a diaphragm inside one of the vacuum actuators could have a hole in it.

 

do you know which of the two actuators control air direction?
ima gonna jump the lines at the control to test that. but i have what seems very little vacuum at the control. i can't feel it unless i stick my tongue on it.

 

I'm fairly certain it's the one at the bottom left next to the driver's right foot.

 

While replacing the alternator i discovered a shredded vacuum line.
Under here.


It's right there


That elbow.


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