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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 06:03 AM
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I am in Gillette Wyoming working pipeline for the next few months and it already has gotten down to 47* and I turned on my heater an no heat. After checking things out I found the electronic blend door control is not working, if I tap on it it will work and switch to heat but if I switch back to AC and back to heat it will stay on AC. Question is how do you get the control out so I can replace it.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 07:12 AM
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Might want to check them vacuum hoses as well while you are checking.
 
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Originally Posted by ltl_jrw
I am in Gillette Wyoming working pipeline for the next few months and it already has gotten down to 47* and I turned on my heater an no heat. After checking things out I found the electronic blend door control is not working, if I tap on it it will work and switch to heat but if I switch back to AC and back to heat it will stay on AC. Question is how do you get the control out so I can replace it.
IIRC there are a couple of phillips head screws, one on each end of the motor that secures it to the body of the heater.
They come out the top so you have to reach up there and feel around for them.
Use a very stubby phillips screwdriver or a phillips head bit on a ratchet head.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by riverrat41
Might want to check them vacuum hoses as well while you are checking.
All the vacum hoses seem to be doing the right thing, I can switch from dash vents to floor and on AC it will do all the right thing.
 
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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwikkordead
IIRC there are a couple of phillips head screws, one on each end of the motor that secures it to the body of the heater.
They come out the top so you have to reach up there and feel around for them.
Use a very stubby phillips screwdriver or a phillips head bit on a ratchet head.
Thanks, I will see if I can get the little booges out. Do you think the door might be sticking and if so how do you get to the door?
 
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 05:23 AM
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