Please help

[adrian3691]

I need help and advice with my ac not working I did the reset check and error code 024 and 050 come up I did it about 5 times now I can hear the blend door clicking even when the ac is off I run the code again and after I hit defrost it come out cold for about 5 sec then I hear the blend door moving that when hot air comes out .I have to turn of the car so it can stop clicking it's annoying wile am driving it won't stop what is wrong any help I want to fix it this weekend.


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[fastblackmerc]

I need help and advice with my ac not working I did the reset check and error code 024 and 050 come up I did it about 5 times now I can hear the blend door clicking even when the ac is off I run the code again and after I hit defrost it come out cold for about 5 sec then I hear the blend door moving that when hot air comes out .I have to turn of the car so it can stop clicking it's annoying wile am driving it won't stop what is wrong any help I want to fix it this weekend.


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Replace the blend door actuator.

Part - $75.00
Labor - 3-4 hours

[Spectragod]

Book time on the labor is around 7 hours iirc, first timers will take that long unless your super double mechanically inclined.

[BigCars4Ever]

Book time on the labor is around 7 hours iirc, first timers will take that long unless your super double mechanically inclined.

...or unusually small hands. There is a post in the resource room on this http://mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=69180

Plus since I have normal size hands made a tool that helped a lot.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/642/medium/Photo0130.jpg
Look in my photo gallery for more pics and descriptions. Plus test the new actuator by plugging it in and running the test. The first one I got was a dud. Thankfully I didn't close the dash up.

[adrian3691]

Ok thank you I'll do this this week end it don't look so hard to do just time consuming


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[GreekGod]

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/642/medium/Photo0130.jpg[/IMG]
Look in my photo gallery for more pics and descriptions. Plus test the new actuator by plugging it in and running the test. The first one I got was a dud. Thankfully I didn't close the dash up.

What is the item pictured with something blue wrapped around it?

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[fastblackmerc]

...or unusually small hands. There is a post in the resource room on this http://mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=69180

Plus since I have normal size hands made a tool that helped a lot.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/data/642/medium/Photo0130.jpg
Look in my photo gallery for more pics and descriptions. Plus test the new actuator by plugging it in and running the test. The first one I got was a dud. Thankfully I didn't close the dash up.

I use a kit like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chapman-1316-16-pc-Mini-Ratchet-Screwdriver-Bit-Set-New-/321379268774?pt=US_Srewdrivers _Nut_Drivers&hash=item4ad3b278a6

[marauderthis]

Oh look what we have here folks. Another hapless victim of Fords malfeasance. AS you can see the victims keep piling up.





I need help and advice with my ac not working I did the reset check and error code 024 and 050 come up I did it about 5 times now I can hear the blend door clicking even when the ac is off I run the code again and after I hit defrost it come out cold for about 5 sec then I hear the blend door moving that when hot air comes out .I have to turn of the car so it can stop clicking it's annoying wile am driving it won't stop what is wrong any help I want to fix it this weekend.


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[marauderthis]

Adrian welcome to the failed actuator victim club.

For the second error code did you mean 025?

While I was communicating with service shops gathering info on this never ending - on going disaster. I came across a mechanic in Florida who services and maintains police vehicles.
There just happen to be a cruiser with a bad actuator and the mechanic demonstrated to me a simple neat trick which provided AC in a pinch.

Pm me if you want the procedure that will hold you over.



I need help and advice with my ac not working I did the reset check and error code 024 and 050 come up I did it about 5 times now I can hear the blend door clicking even when the ac is off I run the code again and after I hit defrost it come out cold for about 5 sec then I hear the blend door moving that when hot air comes out .I have to turn of the car so it can stop clicking it's annoying wile am driving it won't stop what is wrong any help I want to fix it this weekend.


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[fastblackmerc]

Defective blend door codes are 024 & 025. If you run the self test 3 or 4 times sometimes it will clear up the problem for awhile.

[GreekGod]

While I was communicating with service shops gathering info on this never ending - on going disaster. I came across a mechanic in Florida who services and maintains police vehicles.
There just happen to be a cruiser with a bad actuator and the mechanic demonstrated to me a simple neat trick which provided AC in a pinch.

Pm me if you want the procedure that will hold you over.

Do Police Crown Vics have manual A/C controls (no EATC)?

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[a_d_a_m]

What is the item pictured with something blue wrapped around it? Looks like it might be a socket that's been ground down to fit inside a box wrench.

What a PITA job it is to replace the blend door actuator. I have large hands and had to have a friend help me with it. We went in through the airbag/glovebox opening area without dropping the dash as some people do.

[vegasmarauder]

I've done about 6 or 7 of these now. A little trick I use is to remove the rear screws and then pry the old actuator up until the front mounting lug snaps off leqaving the screw in place. Then back the screw off a few turns and remove the broken tab from the old actuator.

Then I cut very end (the rounded edge) of the most forward mounting ring on the new actuator off. It will make the front mount look like a slot instead of a circle. Then you can run the forward screw down almost to the end. The forward edge of the new actuator will slide under the screw. Instal the rear screws as normal. I use a 5/16 flat ratchet on the forward screw to tighten it the rest of the way. I have heard people cut away the firewall insulation to make more room to get to the screw but this way you don't have to.

And I have big ham hands too and the wife got tired of me talking her thru removing and installing the front screw.