loud tic

Well... you might try to localize where the tic is coming from. When my MIL
was alive, every now and again I would get a noise from the back seat... I
finally figured that one out with a little deduction...

> Hi, just wondering if anyone knows if this is a common problem. i have a
> 1998 explorer sport v6 sohc, and when i put the heat on at anytime, i get
> this loud tic every 5 to 8 secs. any ideas? thanks

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front or rear ????????

Sounds like blend door motor or door broken

> Hi, just wondering if anyone knows if this is a common problem. i have a
> 1998 explorer sport v6 sohc, and when i put the heat on at anytime, i get
> this loud tic every 5 to 8 secs. any ideas? thanks

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hi the tic is comming from the front of the engine.. only when i put the
heat on.. not a/c or do anything else. it sound like a switch of some sort.
i get lots of heat and cold and lots of air front and back
thanks

> Hi, just wondering if anyone knows if this is a common problem. i have a
> 1998 explorer sport v6 sohc, and when i put the heat on at anytime, i get
> this loud tic every 5 to 8 secs. any ideas? thanks

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Jim Warman - 16 Oct 2005 21:31 GMT

Well, the first thing that comes to mind is the AC compressor.... Any time
that air blows on glass, the AC will run to dehunidify the air to avoid
fogging. On yours, there are very few heater positions that will avoid
having this happen. Now... since the tic comes so often, I would suggest
that the refrigerant level in the system is low.... even though winter is
approaching, it is usually cheaper to have problems addressed early in the
process rather than waiting for a catastrophic failure capable of
redesigning our budgets.

> hi the tic is comming from the front of the engine.. only when i put the
> heat on.. not a/c or do anything else. it sound like a switch of some sort.
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> > 1998 explorer sport v6 sohc, and when i put the heat on at anytime, i get
> > this loud tic every 5 to 8 secs. any ideas? thanks

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johanb - 16 Oct 2005 22:24 GMT

Are you making a living as a service writer ??????

Could have used that info in your 1st message.

anything else you left out ?????????

> hi the tic is comming from the front of the engine.. only when i put the
> heat on.. not a/c or do anything else. it sound like a switch of some sort.
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> > 1998 explorer sport v6 sohc, and when i put the heat on at anytime, i get
> > this loud tic every 5 to 8 secs. any ideas? thanks

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to joharnb:
anyway no to your question. i have never posted on a news group before, and
so this was new to me.. sorry to affend.
thanks for the info Jim and i will go get that checked out tomorrow.

> Hi, just wondering if anyone knows if this is a common problem. i have a
> 1998 explorer sport v6 sohc, and when i put the heat on at anytime, i get
> this loud tic every 5 to 8 secs. any ideas? thanks

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johanb - 17 Oct 2005 02:37 GMT

No problem, just try to put in as much info as possible that might be
related.

when ,where, hot ,cold,idle , under acceleration etc.

like Jim said, fast cycling is usually a sign of low on refrigerant

Hope you find what's wrong withit

> to joharnb:
> anyway no to your question. i have never posted on a news group before, and
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> > 1998 explorer sport v6 sohc, and when i put the heat on at anytime, i get
> > this loud tic every 5 to 8 secs. any ideas? thanks

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Did you find out the problem? My 2001 Ford Explorer just started doing the
same thing. It tics every 5-8 seconds with the heat on only and when it
happens, the idle drops about 200 rpm.

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