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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 09:40 AM
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What is this?
Can anyone tell me what this thing is? I don't feel air blow out of it or into it no matter what the vent settings...
 
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 09:57 AM
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Maybe just a spot for the radio and everything to vent when it gets warm back there? Wild guess, but it sounds good enough to me...
 
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 12:01 PM
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Just a guess, but if the dash is the same as on an Explorer then I'd venture to say is a vent used for electronic climate control, if/when equipped.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by CowboyBilly9Mile
Just a guess, but if the dash is the same as on an Explorer then I'd venture to say is a vent used for electronic climate control, if/when equipped.
This is correct. In Explorers which share the same dash as the Ranger, one of the sensors for the climate control is located behind here.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 06:23 PM
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I Used It To Run My Tach Wire Its Probaly For The Air Bag So Wen It Deployes It Can Relese The Presure If You Dont Have Passanger Side Air Bag You Can Pull The Dash Off And Youll See All The Wiring
 
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 07:19 PM
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Thanks Bill and Kontai! That's been buggin' me for a while. Too bad I don't have climate control...heck, I don't even have a/c.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2004 | 08:56 PM
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Guess I've been around cars too long. That "sniffer" monitors the temperature at the vehicle occupant level. They exist on other cars in a similar configuration/position.
 
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Its just a guess but it might be a tweeter, but im not too sure, try putting the radio on and listening to it.
 
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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This may be one one the best threads ever! I always wondered what that thing was, but I was too afraid to try to describe it. Good job on helping us find out maticuno!
 
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Old Dec 3, 2004 | 11:46 AM
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That is weird. Just yesterday, after 5 years owning the truck I decided I really, really wanted to know what that thing was.
 
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