How to fix no heat or no a/c by bypassing crown victoria blend door actuator

fix no heat or no a/c issues, stuck on a/c or heat problems

[@tylergift]

I watched like 3 other videos and have had this problem for like a year and this is the first I heard that you have to lift the indicator for it to switch. You're a scholar and a gentleman.

[@Veikra]

thanks for the kind words

[@herpderp845]

@@Veikra same here, watched a few videos that said to move the switch, i didnt know it was just the metal underneath. all i did was reach up thru my glove box, undo one screw and pry it and. was able to move it without have to remove anything but that one screw. didnt have to take off the dash or even the glovebox. was done in 5-10 min start to finish.

[@john116271]

You literally just saved me man. Sold my new ford taurus for a 2010 marquis with 30k miles on it and I found out afterwards the heat didn't work. This just saved me and my kids in 12 degree weather

[@Veikra]

i do youtube for stories like this. It's great to know I've helped so much. Oh and if you ever need to do your waterpump I have a great video about it too :)

[@jessicalee5261]

REWARD GO TO THIS GUY..YOUR VIDEO WAS HELPFUL AND VERY ACCURATE..SAVED ME $450

[@pineviewlover]

My bled door actuator went out on my 2005 crown Vic, and I was quoted almost $400 to get it replaced. This was so much better for a broke college student like me. Thank you for making this!!

[@califdad4]

I just got a bid on my Grand Marquis and it was over $900, its a 2001, and it just started after a blown fuse that runs the air, door locks and Mirrors, once that was replaced, this started. Jeeze

[@tdh0118847]

Just did mine on a 96 mercury grand marquis and it's working great. Took it to Aamco a couple months back and they wanted $530 bucks of which I wasn't willing to fork over. So...thank you for this video and keep others coming.

[@Veikra]

Great ! glad I was of help to you. Subscribe and share with others :)

[@emmettwilliams9171]

One place here in Oklahoma wants almost 2000.00 says that they will need to drain the ac and radiator

[@grajedaroger]

Great Video, I was having the same problem. when I turned on the fan, no matter where the temp selector was, the air came out super hot. Followed this video and my A/C works again!!

[@Veikra]

It'll get you by until you can get either the time or the money to get it fixed correctly :)

[@rouseproductions]

thank you so much - bought car for $700 2 months ago - 2002 grand marquis only 134K miles - already spent couple hundred for people to fix - but I followed your video and fixed - live in yuma,AZ yesterday was 118 degrees and this was only blowing hot air - thank you thank you thank you - awesome - 1.5 hours repair

[@Veikra]

I can only imagine the same situation in AZ as a death sentence ! Good job

[@jakethesnake4971]

I wish we could still get deals like that in 2023

[@deaconjw809]

This video was very helpful, it took me 2 hours but I got my heat to work, thanks

[@antonioruelas81]

AWESOME VIDEO! Saved my brother (ME) time and energy!! Thanks!!

[@chvzm]

This is the best of all tips tofix the actuator. Just finished up mine a couple of mins ago. I adjust winter/summer settings and firget about changing out the actuator. Happy NEw Year to all!

[@andrewgalvan5852]

Was your air blowing at all? Or only on certain settings

[@smokeylocztero7826]

Thank you sir and definitely easier than pulling out the whole dash

[@Veikra]

yeah, good temporary fix.

[@amp2193]

Nice video, thanks for the info. I'll be trying this tomorrow on my 04 Marquis.

[@Veikra]

thank you and good luck

[@alanboso8316]

Thanks for this video! Excellent demonstration! My heat is now working again. Well done sir!!

[@Veikra]

hooray.

[@normanhardin4413]

Just in time for summer weather. Good explanation.

[@Veikra]

thank you

[@fmaltos31]

Thank you very helpful, was able to do it thru the globe box!

[@Veikra]

quite skillful !

[@anthonybrooks6376]

Thankz your video was a big help

[@danieljsbiroli5717]

i did not want to take it out thank you for the easy way to do it this video was very good 9/2022

[@ADDwithJTC]

You just earned a subscriber my man. Can't wait to do this to my brother's marquis.

[@Veikra]

welcome aboard. I do mainly car repairs and have a few crown vic videos. waterpump, alternator repair, starter replacement. Could be of use to you.

[@ADDwithJTC]

@Veikra perfect. Thank you very much. I was a mechanic for years and then stopped to go into sales. I forget so much and could learn a few things like that actuator trick. Guys like you who make these videos save many of us a lot of time and money. Keep up the great work. I hope you get a ton of views and subs!

[@biggytmofo]

Good idea. Have an idea to save you time. Keep it on heat mode and plug the hoses for the summer. In Ohio you may have days where the morning needs heat and the afternoon needs A/C, see if this works for others including you.

[@Veikra]

I was thinking ball valve on the heater hose

[@DeuceDeuce80]

You can access the screw through the glove box as well. No need to pull airbag.

[@Veikra]

Thanks but wouldnt that make work harder with the airbag in the way?

[@harleychavis6757]

Bro you saved my fucking life my heat just went out in 26 degree weather i have a 06 grand marquis its back pumpin thanks

[@Veikra]

hehehehe like and subscribe as a thank you and have a great day

[@ponceesponce100]

thanks for this tip just great.

[@thomasbrown6156]

Thanks for the video , I"m working on mine right now. I might try to put some kind of wire on mine so I can move that rod.I live in Ga. Some days we need heat in the morning and ac in the afternoon.

[@Veikra]

yeah, thankfully here, the days you need both only last a week or so. At least this trick gets me by and saves me from putting time in the car. It's the plan b car for us. It gets great mecanical care and rest can wait

[@ruggedrickrude1946]

"T" I am in GA also..............did you get it fixed?

[@Veikra]

placement on Gm are usually better than this.

[@savetheworld2941]

you are awesome sir. Don't listen to to the idiots who tell you not to talk so much. Keep the info coming. You tell it like it is and for that we thank you!!

[@Veikra]

Thank you that is very nice!

[@savetheworld2941]

@@Veikra You are very welcome. Did you tell your Mom,"Happy Mothers Day!" yet? (Dismiss if it does not apply.) :)

[@dc36920]

Thank you so much I'm about to go up a cold cold hill and had a 12 VT blanket to get me by that fixed my problem temporarily till I can get it done right

[@Veikra]

It's a good emergency heat or a/c trick. Happy it helped so many people

[@GoldThumbGardens]

Great video on how to check it. You can buy a new one on eBay for $15 bucks. Take the first 2 screws out and break the old unit out. Snip off the end of that bolt hole you cant get to on the new unit loosen the bolt for it a bit and slide the unit in. Put the other 2 bolts in reassemble and done.

[@Scolio]

So it doesnt have to have all four bolts in to work and stay fixed? Im no mechanic but i need to replace my actuator but im really scared. This method is the only feasable replacement method but when people tell me to break something, i get scared

[@GoldThumbGardens]

@@Scolio Did you do like he did and pull the first bolt out to ensure it is the blend door in the video. After that there is only 2 more blots. So pull the second bolt out and break off the unit. That is what I did there is other videos of people doing it. Like I said notch out the back bolt hole and replace. You are essentially just breaking the old blend doors small tab and pulling out the one little piece.

[@randharma]

the best video for this problem

[@Veikra]

Thank you. It's more of a hack than a repair

[@ArmedGhost]

What about defrosting the windshield? Does that still work when the blend door is bypassed?

[@Veikra]

this only bypass the temperature, not the positions. Control of the position will remain unaffected

[@milkman4893]

Awesome video! Thanks man...

[@Veikra]

Glad you liked it!

[@grahamrees87]

I'm replacing that blend door actuator on my crown vic right now and I didn't pull the dash. You just take the top half of the actuator off while it's still in the car after breaking afew tabs off and pull the internals out. After that you can get the screws out with a wrench and pull the whole thing out. Then you put a new actuator in and just put the one easy to get to screw back in. One screws is enough to hold it in place.

[@scales57]

Graham Rees this makes no sense.

[@RichD746]

@@scales57 look it up lol. Its been done on a ton of these cars and saves a lot of time

[@stvynix3687]

Thank you for this video Veikra. Is it dangerous to remove the air-bag? I'm not sure how to do this. At the time, mine is blowing hot air partly through the floor and vents. I live in Arizona, and it's already getting warm, so I want to fix this as soon as possible. I also don't want to screw anything up.

[@Veikra]

Any safety device is dangerous, but airbag are stable unless you put power to them. Never had an issue. On these cars, the dangerous safety devices are the seatbelt retractors. Doing this will ensure only cold air get out the vents

[@stvynix3687]

Thank you!

[@Boomer715]

Disconnect the battery before removing the airbag

[@starlane8228]

Blend Door Actuator has a L-shaped piece that fits over the lever. If I am doing this bypass, do I fit that L piece back over the lever after I manually rotate it? Or do I leave if off of the door-lever?

[@detroit_clips]

Did u end up doing it? Did u leave it off the lever or wat

[@harleychavis6757]

@@detroit_clips I left mine off

[@tmancarguy]

I cant believe it worked for my police interceptor p71. Thanks.

[@Veikra]

You're welcome, consider subscribing and sharing :)

[@jakethesnake4971]

Im getting barely warm air (bu ac works perfect) is my problem a heater core you think?

[@Veikra]

Could be. but you have to check this first. Trust me

[@anarcheaologist3715]

I have an 03 interceptor (crown vic). Its not moving any warm or cold air when I turn the heat or AC on. I checked fuses, relays and tested the blower motor. Would the blend door not allow air to move? I hate to pull a part that's not defective and waste money. I'm just wondering if there's anything else I should check? It's been almost two weeks with no heat and temps are in the teens and low twenties. It sucks.

[@anarcheaologist3715]

Problem solved! I checked for power to the fan switch and had nothing. Then I checked fuses again and found one located on the passenger side under the hood. It was a burnt 50 amp. Kind of embarrassing that I missed it but I was moving quick. Finally warmed up a little today.

[@x2malandy]

I am trying to turn the little white knob but I think it is going to break something. So, I need to take 1 bolt out, pry it up, and then I should be able to turn it?

[@Veikra]

pause the video at 3:02, you have to get the black plastic piece up enough to slide the metal level under to where you want it, cold or hot.

[@JNTimperley]

1990 town car. is it the same? F0VY19980A sends a 12v signal to a vacuum something behind it to acuate hot or AC

[@Veikra]

blend door is in same spot i'd guess. But it wont be an electric otor sitting on it

[@enriquejuarez2499]

Thank you good bless

[@Veikra]

Glad to help !

[@FreeformThoughts804]

I swear I am in the wrong business....I am somewhat motor savy and some of the prices I see people say are generous. Here in the Maryland area two different mechanics gave me estimates of 1400 and another today of 1800. Highway robbery! I am just going to do this myself. I will trade a few hours on a ''spare'' car just like this guy before forking over that kind of bread!

[@Veikra]

I charge between 800-1000 if complete dashboard removal is required. Just did a honda civic's heater core. Gotta be carefull what you charge because an alarm system could stop you from doing it the normal way, and then you have to spend time removing the alarm and putting it back

[@vids2002]

@@Veikra I was quoted this for my 99 crown vic. That was a year ago and I'm still riding around, freezing and sweating to death. Also, seem to have a coolant leak as well :(

[@Veikra]

@@vids2002 Fix it ! try backflushing the heater core and move that trap to correct position. Identify the source of the leak and ill run you through fixing it.

[@pantherplatform]

I did the same thing on my 03 grand Marquis after it died in the heat position. Used a piece of hose to hold the lever in the cold position

[@n1kkri]

How did you use the hose for this? When you did the job do you think you could get a long screw driver under the duck vent to push the lever from cold to hot or hot to cold. Mine is stuck on cold and its getting cold here in New England

[@EscobarMT]

what are those cables going down across to a looks like a computer or some sort? I seen a couple of videos with those cables going to that black box thing. when I took off my air bag its empty. just the mount by itself.

[@Veikra]

this is the brain of the heater and a/c unit. You probably have a 1999 instead of a 2003+

[@EscobarMT]

Veikra I do. thanks

[@EscobarMT]

Veikra thanks a lot bud! I did my actuator replacement. when I bought my 99 interceptor it was stuck on AC cold. so it took me about a year to drop the dash and try to remove the actuater but no luck. so I lift the actuater to move lever to heat. great winter. now its hot. so I look up your video and replace actuater dorman brand. plug my actuator back bolt everything up. and its still on hot. any ideas? manual climate. thanks

[@Veikra]

maybe the real problem was the heater control that wasnt moving the actuator, and not the actuator itself

[@joliver655]

How do you Keep it open? Does it stay Open or Do you have to secure.it somehow for the winter?

[@Veikra]

it's not open or closed, it's heat side or cold side. It doesnt move once set up because the actuator is dead (and you can disconect it if it's intermittant) Maybe you are having issues with the fresh air / recirculation door?

[@aprilmay4035]

Veikra I just did mine, worked awesome. turned car off, later in the day I went to go to town, tried the ac and it's blowing hot again. I opened everything back up and it closed. must not be dead, but for some reason it stays stuck on heat😰 if I disconnect the power from it after I push it to the ac side, will the ac still work?, without flipping back to heat Everytime I turn the vehicle off? thank you for the video!

[@jaw707]

April Geisler did you ever figure this out ? I have to do mine had the same question

[@limitlessfreeflow805]

@@jaw707 did you figure this out? I have the opposite problem got my heat working for a couple days now my ac is back. Was going to open back up and see how hard it was to cut power to it and see if that worked.

[@jaw707]

Limitless Freeflow yes want to call me ? There two problems kinda a lot to explain over a comment

[@2KCamaroZ28SS]

Replaced blend door actuator. Tested the heat and AC by moving the blend door and it works. Is the last thing that could cause the problem the climate control panel? THANKS!

[@Veikra]

Sounds like the last thing left unless your new blend door actuator is bad. Do you have the auto climate control or the cheapo 3 dial like the one in the video?

[@2KCamaroZ28SS]

I have the cheapo one

[@UncleRobsGarage]

Brilliant thanks!

[@Veikra]

You're welcome!

[@eliaswesley2183]

Alright, hope this is the problem on my vic. Don't look fwd to heater core issue

[@Victorm366]

Thanks bro

[@Cassiro]

Gracias mil... excelente

[@Veikra]

De nada :)

[@Daoldhead51]

I replaced mine easy with that minimal space and the right tools. But great vid.

[@Veikra]

Share your technique. By the views on that video, people would appreciate it

[@carsonthomas2908]

do you have one for a heater core?

[@Veikra]

no, but it's rather involved let me tell you

[@vincentlang5957]

I have a 03 mercury marauder my A/C and heat works but it comes out the top not vents does actuator controls that to

[@Veikra]

It's your OTHER actuator that it bad then. But lucky you, it's much easier to replacement than this one on your car. Replace it it's about 34$ It's called the Mode Actuator.

[@vincentlang5957]

Veikra Thank you very much thought I had to take the whole dash down on it

[@n1kkri]

Is there enough room under the air duck without removing it to move the lever? I need to go from cold to hot so I need to move it to the right.

[@Veikra]

well you arent gonna see anything of what you are actually doing if you dont remove the duct

[@n1kkri]

@@Veikra Today I was able to look behind the glove box and put a right angle set of pliers on the white piece of plastic on top of the blend value actuator and turn it from cold to hot. It took a few tries to turn it but I was successful. Its possible to use a small vise grip and lock it onto the top white plastic piece. Then use it like a handle for the future.

[@Veikra]

@@n1kkri nice. now you can plan and decide when to actually get the actuator replaced

[@n1kkri]

@@Veikra My 2003 Grand Marquis has 372K miles. This fix is great because I most likely will get rid of the car next year with over 400K miles. The cheapest quote I got was $375 to change the blend door actuator. If I clamp on a vise grip I'll just turn it in the spring for air conditioning. If I had about half the miles I might have fixed it.

[@Veikra]

@@n1kkri Yeah, I did this minus vicegrisp for the remaining 3 years of the car with me. Dunno if next owner fixed it correctly yet.

[@pantherplatform]

Did this on my 03 Grand Marquis when it got stuck in hot when summer came then back to warm with winter. Did it through the glove box.

[@rogertarango1]

Did you have trouble getting the duct off?

[@pantherplatform]

@@rogertarango1 I didn't remove any ducts. I opened the glove box all the way and stuck a prybar between the hot/cold blend door actuator and the plastic housing it was attached to and removed it the old fashioned way so I could expose the ⅛" steel rod with a 90° bend on top and shove a piece of ⅜" fuel line between it and the housing. Works like a champ since I only use it in the summer and never have to touch it. I should do a video on it....

[@Veikra]

Good idea on the rubber hose to prevent it moving on its own. In my case the pressure from the actuator was so great it wouldnt move at all once put in place

[@rodneyhall6803]

I just disconnect my battery and it reset

[@RodknockRhett]

The break the bolts that you can't get, break the holes off on the new actautor. Slap it on there with one bolt and you're good to go for another decade or two. I'm just going to replace mine. I'm not going to remove my airbag multiple times in a row for each season.

[@Veikra]

Yes I know, but this video is the poor man temporary repair. Liking your comment so others can see it

[@JNTimperley]

F0VY19980A is what I'm looking for. If you can help me?

[@desertratedc9596]

Does this work for 92-94 model Vics?

[@Veikra]

yes

[@enriqueherrera3962]

Thanks just fix my crown vic

[@Veikra]

consider subscribing and sharing

[@julian3142]

Will this work on a 2009 crown vic ?

[@Veikra]

yes, works up to end of production in 2011.

[@mackrod9028]

Can you help me my 04 grand marquis does not blow at all the blend door is clicking but no heat or air blows out the vents at all. what could be the problem? compressor comes on and off and the line is cold. but nothing blows out the vents at all.

[@Veikra]

you fan (blower motor) is probably not spinning

[@mackrod9028]

Thanks for the reply. I fixed it the problem was the Blower Motor Resistor. It is located under the hood passenger side just under the two heater core hoes it is the Resistor that powers the blower motor. It's was a B❗⬆#h to replace but I did it. One more thing. I replaced the Blend Door Actuator but it makes a clicking sound just like the old one?

[@MrDad-ok8qe]

Is this Magnus from fast and loud?

[@Veikra]

How did you find out?

[@funfunfun732]

i just take the bypass the heater hose in the summer and put back on in the winter , 5mins work

[@Veikra]

should put a valve in then. Messing with fluids everytime isnt for me.

[@Efgarcia-yu9zi]

My 07 crown vic might have this same problem about to check it, cold ac blows but no heat when changed..

[@Veikra]

highly probable. look at the little level when you move the dial to heat. If it doesnt move you found the problem

[@Efgarcia-yu9zi]

Veikra yes I found the problem, it was pretty easy lol I found a zip tie thinking it was left over because of emergency lights or wiring but once I removed the passenger air bag the zip tie was for the lever to change it to cold or heat probably left by the Police Department...I’m from way south Texas and we never get cold and never had to use heat until today but it’s temporarily out fixed

[@soulskey17]

Does this process affect the core over time?

[@soulskey17]

Also about how long is the process

[@Veikra]

it does not affect the core. It bypasses the blend door only. You should unplug the wiring on the blend door when doing this so it no longer moves. The whole process takes about 10 mins.

[@soulskey17]

Thanks

[@ashleighbarnes4265]

I did this to my Mercury yesterday and it worked perfectly..but the switch keeps moving back to the heat mode...do you know what I can do??

[@Veikra]

the switch in the dash control? unplug the actuator, it wont matter where the switch is

[@ashleighbarnes4265]

Veikra how do you unplug it?

[@ashleighbarnes4265]

I’m still having trouble with this...I unplugged the blend door but soon as I start driving the switch moves back to heat on it’s on. It will not stay in ac mode. I’m so frustrated!! Please help!!!!

[@davidcrispin1326]

You saved me $400 I owe you. Thanks alot!

[@Veikra]

Nice. it's not a perfect solution but it lets you use the car until you can afford to replace the blend door

[@RodknockRhett]

who ever is charging $400 for this repair is robbing you. A skilled mechanic that has changed dozens of these in a variety of cars should be able to do this in an hour or two. Shouldn't be charging you more than $250 at the most.

[@detroit_clips]

I have a 04 mercury grand marquis I just bought few weeks back 77k miles and I checked the air because it was hot out when I bought it now it's cold and the heat don't work only air will this work for heat on my car

[@Veikra]

yes, only difference is you have auto temperature control, we dont. Same part, same problem is most likely the cause. 77k that's good for a long while, almost brand new !

[@detroit_clips]

For heat do I pull it toward me or push it away from me

[@Veikra]

@@detroit_clips i say so in the video, I dont recall off of my mind which is which

[@detroit_clips]

I did it today my heat is working great for the winter thanks for the video

[@detroit_clips]

The way I got it now I can go through the glove box to switch it back and forth without removing airbag and duct work

[@donnahubler881]

watch another video...on same topic...guy goes in from the top...and then uses wooden blocks to keep dash away and then removes 3 screws and then needs a long handled ratchet for the last one...and replaces it does not even check it...just replaces it...check it out...a mechanic with like 50 years experience. Great video I gave you a thumbs up.

[@Veikra]

I can remove it by breaking it, getting to the last bolt to remove it then slide the new one in. Not using the car much else Id do it

[@brandonwilson3175]

Drill a little hole and put a rod through the hole to the tab then you can just push or pull the rod instead of taking the airbag and vent apart each time

[@Veikra]

hard to drill a hole in a round bar deep into the dashboard facing away from you

[@SpectrumRob]

Can you do this with a 1994 Lincoln Town Car? Thanks.

[@SpectrumRob]

Yes, I did it today. Almost same lay out. Just a post in way, but it's doable.

[@DannybFlat01]

@@SpectrumRob What about a 97 Town Car?

[@SpectrumRob]

Similar but probably a bit different. 1997 was a body style change. Good luck!

[@DZEyoyo123]

It wouldn't matter if you pull the dashboard out or not, that upper piece that's blocking the actuator from coming out is part of the firewall.

[@Veikra]

I know, but you need to pull a good amount of the dashboard to drop the heater box.

[@rob6027]

Is it this easy on the 97 towncar?

[@Veikra]

should be. the newer model share the same overall body.

[@khalidx1450]

Thanks i will try it but I sure it won’t take me 5min to do it for the first time 😅

[@code3responsevideos872]

Great video! BUT THERES NO NEED TO DO THIS!!!!! All you have to do is get a 3/4 inch by 3/4 hose barbed ball valve and put it on your heater hose! Then all you have to do is pop your hood and open/close the valve. NO disassembly required!

[@Veikra]

But you still wont get AC in the summer AND you may be blocking the engine's coolant flow before thermostat opens since heatercore is used as the bypass in most cars.

[@earnestbarnes9633]

Jordan Mamrak I thanks

[@wlbeckham3600]

My

[@cazicthule4743]

My air just blows at room temperature no cold no heat, could this piece be the problem? I doubt both my ac and heater are bad.

[@Veikra]

it could be stuck in the middle or a pathway is disconnected and it somehow doesnt pull air through them. Check this blend door first . Its the most common failure

[@cazicthule4743]

@@Veikra i will, thank you for replying.

[@robem9432]

Everyone scared to show that ac vent tube coming out

[@Veikra]

This is the mistake of this video. I only figured people wanted to see that after people like you started telling me. Had I known prior I would have shown it. Aint too bad, but you got to flex it a little.

[@franknabozny6062]

Do you have to disconnect the battery??

[@Veikra]

yes, you have to remove the airbag and it's safer to disconnect the battery prior to doing such

[@franknabozny6062]

@@Veikra I just figured out a simpler way on my 2004 crown victoria. It was stuck on heat. I simply disconnected negative battery terminal and pushed a/c and it kicked on. Spread the word.

[@Veikra]

@@franknabozny6062 It means your actuator isnt completely dead, but on it's way out. It started working again enough for it to go to cold. Something to try first before doing what in the video.

[@jerrybockes4769]

My heat won’t come out by the windshield it only comes out of the vents and floor will this fix my issue?

[@Veikra]

no, this is the temperature control. theres another just like it for the positions of where the air goes out.

[@jerrybockes4769]

@@Veikra do u know where it’s located?

[@Veikra]

@@jerrybockes4769 Im not sure anymore, but its the easier one. I *think* is was near the gas pedal.

[@jerrybockes4769]

@@Veikra is it the same thing as the blend door kinda u just turn it?

[@Veikra]

@@jerrybockes4769 yes and the part looks the same

[@302Rmack]

Next time, pull the black plastic piece out of the way, spiral a piece of hanger wire around hinge, route it to accessible under dash. And you’ll never have to take it apart again.

[@Veikra]

But that's cheating ! :p

[@brandonwilson3175]

I ment a hole somwhere in the dash

[@ronaldpassanante]

No focus on the switch on the actuator

[@jamesguiberteau6607]

I got a cheap power inverter and a small floor heater for now 😂

[@Veikra]

hahaha . seriously trick this trick. You can also replace the actuator by cutting a leg and fishing it through wihtout removing the dash

[@Jaysavage214]

how u remove the air bags with no problem

[@Veikra]

you simply do. nothing fancy. Disconnect battery then the airbag

[@Jaysavage214]

thanks u

[@PhuckHue2]

First go into diagnostic mode too see if the problem is the blend door. 024 and 025 are the bad blend door codes

[@Veikra]

There is no diagnostic codes on this car, it's a ex- police car with manual system, not auto.

[@PhuckHue2]

you're fucked then

[@lewismohr9278]

thank you for sharing. saved me a ton of time and money. L -o-

[@Veikra]

Consider subscribing for more car and electronic repairs. It would help my channel too if you did :)

[@MrJerryjg]

All you experts saying to just block the hot water flow as an easier fix need to know that my blend door on 2008 Grand Marquis is stuck in cooling position so I have no heat.

[@Mario190249]

MrJerryjg I'm in same boat with a 2009 GM, it's driving me nuts

[@Veikra]

Exactly why I do it like this. It work both way and it's faster than installing other stuff. I dont use the car enough to warrant the real fix although I may do it for sake of making a video if this video hits 100k. I have a good shortcut to save a lot of disassembly of dash.

[@paulsaldivar5931]

My 03 Marauder had that issue in 05 , 07, 08. Cost me 500.00 per the dealer to replace the control head each time.. Then I heaRD OF A GUY BACK EAST THAT REPLACES SOME FAULTY CIRCUITS in the head and I haven't had the issue since.

[@xbone5262]

All of this is a waste of time if you just want to manually control the heat without fixing the blend door. All you do is put a brass plumbing shut off valve on the heater hose under the hood going into the heater core, voila, turn it off for summer and back on for winter. If I was going to bother tearing into the dash as far as this guy does just to switch it manually, I would fix the blend door. A shut off valve does the same thing and much easier to access and install under the hood.

[@Veikra]

this is quicker than installing a ballvalve and no need to play with coolant. fixing the blend door requires a lot more disassembly. Nothing wrong with different options !

[@medeiros13nova]

Mine had two screw under too

[@Veikra]

the 4 cars I've worked on never had those

[@medeiros13nova]

Veikra mine was a little different. 2004. But, once I got to the part I removed a screw then pried it up and tore the black piece off. Then I pulled the wore towards me and, heat! The video was still a huge help. Thanks for sharing. Some definitely have two airbag screws beneath or behind the glove box.

[@Veikra]

if there screw underneat then remove glove box and unscrew. simple enough but with cop cars being taken apart often , lots are mising those screws i guess

[@smokeshop1060]

Push What Back ?

[@Veikra]

the little metal lever

[@medeiros13nova]

Thanks for skipping the removal of the air bag piece on the dash! I removed the screws and seem to be tearing it apart with no luck,....

[@Veikra]

That's all there is to it, I can't show what doesnt exist. It's 2 screws and it clips in.

[@hectorterrazas8415]

Michael Medeiros. Your comment was really funny and had me rolling ....that shit seems to always happen to me too . The video segments that seem to be unimportant to these people always turn out to be the complicated (what-now) part of the fix . No offense intended ....just funny !

[@Veikra]

yeah, I try not to but I never had to undo those 2 screws on 4 different cars. Too many people dont put back all the screws on these cars:p

[@michaeljansen5359]

Michael Medeiros in my grand marquis I had the same problem getting the airbag out but I looked underneath the air bag and there’s 2 screws underneath it that needed to be removed as well

[@Veikra]

Alright I'll try and edit it, lots are missing those screws.

[@polc1554]

This is a good strategy ,but you must remove the glove box to access the two bottom bolts holding in the air bag not mentioned in this video

[@Veikra]

No such bolts on mine

[@julian3142]

I have no heat and I can hear the blend door struggling to open

[@PhuckHue2]

If you hear a clicking that fucker is shot. If your controller is digital a trick is to keep going into diagnostic mode (press FLOOR and OFF at the same time then press AUTOMATIC) it will keep trying to actuate the blend door and it might move.

[@richardroof2638]

Turn up the radio and you won't hear that anymore.

[@lucasdunn1776]

I turned it to cold but no cold air for me. Fml

[@Veikra]

perhaps ac is dead

[@lucasdunn1776]

@@Veikra no its the compressor canister

[@Veikra]

@@lucasdunn1776 which is the ac system

[@RichD746]

.....or you could just go through the glove box and NOT take everything apart. My blend door has been manual for 2 years. Thumb to pry up, finger to switch between ac and heat. Takes 2 seconds

[@PhuckHue2]

I tried that but my hands are too freaking big. I'm 6 ft 7. That way is only for midgets

[@n1kkri]

Can you run that by me again. Are you saying you didn't need to remove the airbag or plastic tunnel vent to manually move the level? I hope your right. I was wondering if something like a coat hanger with a hook could move it

[@jrdz4432]

Read all sub titles

[@Veikra]

I never do, they are autogenerated and out of control

[@jrdz4432]

They have me rolling

[@donnahubler881]

My mechanic wanted $750 since it would take 5 hours to remove dash...really....

[@Veikra]

yes, they is a bolt to remove the part that needs the dash removed to access it. There is, however a shortcut without removing the dash consisting of breaking open the old part and cutting a slit in the new one.

[@GhettoWagon]

Stalker car! I dont want any heat!

[@Veikra]

Also works for no A/C troubles ! lol . That's the last v8 full size, body on frame sedan. Id have a caprice like yours if it wasnt from the age making lead time on parts orders a pain

[@GhettoWagon]

Luckily they don't break too much. You need your own parts collection to keep them going! I would DD a old Crown Vic if i had room. The guy who worked at the police maintenance facility had it right though. "Do you really want one of these cars, they are out idling in this extreme heat all day, all night, that's a lot of hours on the electrical system!"

[@Veikra]

kicktroolinface Doesnt surprise me, it's a proven powertrain which debuted 1991 with incremental changes over the years. By 2003, any bugs were long ironed out. Easy to work on too.

[@ZERONEINNOVATIONS]

This idea is helpful, but, if you have to do this in a pinch (like 30 mins before go to work on icy rain day), don't do it. There are lots of steps that this video is missing.

[@Veikra]

That literally took me 20 minutes start to finish.

[@MarcoS-fb3qr]

Ford is such a pain in the butt

[@Veikra]

It`s not brand related, it`s a case by case scenario. GM have equally stupid designs making some repair hard

[@ILSRWY4]

what the hell is a defeat?

[@Veikra]

verb (used with object) to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish: They defeated the enemy. She defeated her brother at tennis. to frustrate; thwart. to eliminate or deprive of something expected: The early returns defeated his hopes of election. www.dictionary.com

[@sasteveneadams]

@@Veikra lol 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@notyou1877]

You didn't fix shit! Amazon carries that actuator for $17.00 and change. It took me 4 hours to fix it and modify the job to make it easier if it happens again. I can do this repair in about 1hour flat now.

[@Veikra]

"by bypassing blend door" straight in the title. Yes I bypassed it because not everyone is a mecanic and have 4 hours to pull the dash out. Look at the other comments, people are super happy to do the bypass and get a working car til they can afford to have it fixed correctly. Cutting tabs out of the actuator is also a hack, and not a fix yet people do it all the time and are happy with it. Whatever works , either temporary or long term. This is a quick temporary fix to get the ac or heat working again so you can get to work.

[@jermainemitchell1609]

To much unnecessary talking. Just tell me how to fix the damn thing.

[@jimisnotunique]

Dude, you are being ungrateful, rude, and a jerk. You owe Veikra an apology.