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kelsey - 12 Mar 2006 01:13 GMT

when my bf and i split up last year i got the truck its a 1998 ford
ranger v6 4x4 automatic.i really need help as no one can seem to answer
my problem correctly.my heater control does not seem to work , like i
cannot vary the fan speed it only works on high setting ,the temp
setting control will only stay on hot,(cannot get cool air or warm
air, the regular ac position doesnt seem to work, yet on max ac it
will, the #10 fuse is good,what is wrong? need help badly as he will
not give me any answer and i cannot afford to send it away
again...please .........

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Joe - 12 Mar 2006 06:33 GMT

"need help badly " - to get a heater to stop blowing in March? That's a
triviality. It could be a lot worse. Be happy that you took your boyfriend's
truck away. If you don't have any money to take care of it, you will have to
learn to make do. I have the same problem on my car, and I had it back in
the summer. Not fun, but not exactly a disaster.

On my car, I have automatic temperature control. The computer is freaking
out, and hot/high/defrost is the fail-safe mode. That is my problem, and of
course I'm not paying to randomly swap computers. Too much money. I wouldn't
think you'd have that on a Ranger, though. It should be a much simpler
system.

> when my bf and i split up last year i got the truck its a 1998 ford
> ranger v6 4x4 automatic.i really need help as no one can seem to answer
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> not give me any answer and i cannot afford to send it away
> again...please .........

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Greg - 12 Mar 2006 11:45 GMT

It's a broken blend air door actuator. Very common on rangers and explorers
of this year. The fix is very time consuming since you have to remove the
dash to get to the air chamber then replace the entire chamber. The reason
max ac works is that it shuts off outside air and bypasses the system with
the borken part. I believe the quoted price for the fix is around $1,000
from the dealer because of the labor involved.

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JimV - 12 Mar 2006 16:20 GMT

> It's a broken blend air door actuator. Very common on rangers and explorers
> of this year. The fix is very time consuming since you have to remove the
> dash to get to the air chamber then replace the entire chamber. The reason
> max ac works is that it shuts off outside air and bypasses the system with
> the borken part. I believe the quoted price for the fix is around $1,000
> from the dealer because of the labor involved.

And the "only works on high" is a bad resistor pack. This shouls be
around $100 to have replaced. Maybe a little more at the dealer.

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