I'm starting a new thread because the subject matter regarding my heater has changed. Yesterday I thought I would do the flush first, burp, and then check the blend motor plastic connector. Instead, I decided to start with the blend motor and door.

I found the plastic connector intact and solid. So I manually changed the blend door position, and, voila, heat. So I troubleshot the motor and found there is no power to it.

I've checked all fuses. I want to get to the back of the temp dial, but don't know how to get that panel out.

Any ideas on what I should do next to get my blend motor back?

 

Getting to the back of the HVAC control panel is very easy but you have to pop the dash face off...which is clipped in. There may be a screw holding the upper right corner in, mine was behind a cigarette lighter door. Tilt the column all the way down, grab the dash face on that upper protruding edge, and pull straight out towards yourself. You'll get the idea once a few clips release.

Once you have that dash face off, the HVAC controls are only held in with two screws.

 

If you have re-installed your blend door motor without indexing it (initializing) you will have a broken blend door real soon. The motor has a specific setup to read and find the open and closed settings. Otherwise it just runs until it jams the door and breaks the plastic nipple. Trust me, I just did this. Had to order the heatertreater.com piece with instructions. The control panel has some connectors and the top vacuum hoses. Those have two tiny nuts holding it on then wiggle the connection loose.