2001 Ram 1500 with air and heater blend control issues.
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2001 Ram 1500 with air and heater blend control issues.
Hey there all. I'm pretty new to this forum, but I've already been helped immensely by the people on here, so I thought that I'd contribute back:
If any of you have issues with your temperature control with your HVAC system not working, i.e. it goes either hot or cold, but no where in between, or neither hot or cold, or randomly hot or cold, then I have a solution for ya.
A guy named Chris at HeaterTreater (heatertreater.net) sell a whole bunch of kits to fix heater control issues for various vehicles. I ran across a reference after digging through bunches of forums for a solution to my issue, and while what people said that his kit would fix didn't quite match up with my issue, it was close enough for me to spring for the $25 potential fix.
The kit is basically a metal replacement for a connector that forms an axle between the heater's blend door and the actuator motor. The one from Chrysler is a plastic bit that wears out after a while (or might even actually break).
Mine was worn enough so that while it would sometimes catch, it would also occasionally lose traction and spin out of control. This would cause the heat/air to randomly change.
Installing the kit for the 2nd gen Ram isn't too bad, but the actuator motor is really close to the floor/firewall of the cab, so you have to cut out a small piece of the insulating foam and rubber around it. You also need an offset screwdriver (you can pick one up at Autozone for a few bucks) that lets you get into that tight area.
It took me about 15 minutes to excruciatingly remove the far screw, but once it was out it was a pinch to get the new part in. Once everything was put back together, it was like magic! The temp control worked like a charm, and all was well once again with my Ram.
I've heard of some people on other forums spending over a thousand big ones to get their heater core and other such things replaced at their dealer for a similar sounding issue, so I hope that someone who has an issue similar to mine might be helped by this post.
Take care.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
If any of you have issues with your temperature control with your HVAC system not working, i.e. it goes either hot or cold, but no where in between, or neither hot or cold, or randomly hot or cold, then I have a solution for ya.
A guy named Chris at HeaterTreater (heatertreater.net) sell a whole bunch of kits to fix heater control issues for various vehicles. I ran across a reference after digging through bunches of forums for a solution to my issue, and while what people said that his kit would fix didn't quite match up with my issue, it was close enough for me to spring for the $25 potential fix.
The kit is basically a metal replacement for a connector that forms an axle between the heater's blend door and the actuator motor. The one from Chrysler is a plastic bit that wears out after a while (or might even actually break).
Mine was worn enough so that while it would sometimes catch, it would also occasionally lose traction and spin out of control. This would cause the heat/air to randomly change.
Installing the kit for the 2nd gen Ram isn't too bad, but the actuator motor is really close to the floor/firewall of the cab, so you have to cut out a small piece of the insulating foam and rubber around it. You also need an offset screwdriver (you can pick one up at Autozone for a few bucks) that lets you get into that tight area.
It took me about 15 minutes to excruciatingly remove the far screw, but once it was out it was a pinch to get the new part in. Once everything was put back together, it was like magic! The temp control worked like a charm, and all was well once again with my Ram.
I've heard of some people on other forums spending over a thousand big ones to get their heater core and other such things replaced at their dealer for a similar sounding issue, so I hope that someone who has an issue similar to mine might be helped by this post.
Take care.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
Have a great Christmas , and welcome to DF.