When they malfunction you will get only HOT air blowing from your vents regardless of which temp you set, whether A/C is on, or where you direct the air to come from. ![]() If you can use a wrench and remove hose clamps, you're ready.īTW:The coolant control valve has two electronic actuators that divert the coolant in the appropriate manner. I would rate the difficulty level on a scale of 1-10 as a 4. Total cost for parts and coolant.$115.00. And that was taking my time, along with a side trip to Autozone for coolant. The dealer quoted it as a 4 hour job, which I finished in approx. Well, I replaced the coolant control valve Saturday without any problems at all.except for a broken radiator hose clamp. I'm glad I purchased via Ebay a CD with the complete Thunderbird Service Manual a couple weeks ago. I'll let you all know how it went, how long it took.I'm thinking I can do it within a couple hours, and if it resolved the problem. shipping and I will be installing it myself within the next week or so. Well, I've ordered the part from Direct Ford Parts for $102.61 total cost incl. ![]() They wanted $150 for the part and another $325 to install it (4 hrs. This valve is located attached to the radiator shroud and has three hoses running out of it, two of them are the heater core hoses. As they explained to me it seems the problem lies in the Heater control valve, aka the Dual coolant control valve. I took my car to the local Ford dealer for diagnosis. When using the heat & air only hot air comes out. Steve, Not sure what you read but here's some info on one that sounds similar:
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