97 Stratus heat problem
#1
97 Stratus heat problem Hot & Cold not responding
I'm trying to help someone with 97 2door! Here's what is going on!
The heater blower works on all speeds!
The vent locations all respond to what is selected! (windschild, floor ect!)
When the hot & Cold switch is turned you can hear something moving behind the dash but no change in the air temp coming out. I can feel a little heat, but not much!
Anti-freeze is filled to max and is 190 degrees circulating!
Both heater hoses are hot!
I have changed a few blend doors on Fords that were broken in the past, I dont really know where to start looking on the Stratus .
Can anyone help where to start digging into the dash to look for broken control cables, actuaters moters, blend door that covers hot & cold coils!
Is it possable to enter the hot or Cold chamber with the blower moter removed?
Thanks Denny
The heater blower works on all speeds!
The vent locations all respond to what is selected! (windschild, floor ect!)
When the hot & Cold switch is turned you can hear something moving behind the dash but no change in the air temp coming out. I can feel a little heat, but not much!
Anti-freeze is filled to max and is 190 degrees circulating!
Both heater hoses are hot!
I have changed a few blend doors on Fords that were broken in the past, I dont really know where to start looking on the Stratus .
Can anyone help where to start digging into the dash to look for broken control cables, actuaters moters, blend door that covers hot & cold coils!
Is it possable to enter the hot or Cold chamber with the blower moter removed?
Thanks Denny
Last edited by D Ryan; 01-30-2013 at 09:04 PM. Reason: add
#2
I'm trying to help someone with 97 2door! Here's what is going on!
The heater blower works on all speeds!
The vent locations all respond to what is selected! (windschild, floor ect!)
When the hot & Cold switch is turned you can hear something moving behind the dash but no change in the air temp coming out. I can feel a little heat, but not much!
Anti-freeze is filled to max and is 190 degrees circulating!
Both heater hoses are hot!
I have changed a few blend doors on Fords that were broken in the past, I dont really know where to start looking on the Stratus .
Can anyone help where to start digging into the dash to look for broken control cables, actuaters moters, blend door that covers hot & cold coils!
Is it possable to enter the hot or Cold chamber with the blower moter removed?
Thanks Denny
The heater blower works on all speeds!
The vent locations all respond to what is selected! (windschild, floor ect!)
When the hot & Cold switch is turned you can hear something moving behind the dash but no change in the air temp coming out. I can feel a little heat, but not much!
Anti-freeze is filled to max and is 190 degrees circulating!
Both heater hoses are hot!
I have changed a few blend doors on Fords that were broken in the past, I dont really know where to start looking on the Stratus .
Can anyone help where to start digging into the dash to look for broken control cables, actuaters moters, blend door that covers hot & cold coils!
Is it possable to enter the hot or Cold chamber with the blower moter removed?
Thanks Denny
If you meant 4 door '97 than the blend doors should be fairly easy to access once you remove the lower dash panels.
#3
Its a 4door (not a 2door), V6, LX or XL!! Sorry for the confussion! I tryed hooking up a OBD II computer today to see if there were any body codes for this model, for some reason couldent connect ( line bussy)! Wonder if this might be related to the problem!
Doe's anyone have any links for the bottom dash removal? Are pictures?????