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Tech Area => A/C, Heating and Cooling => Topic started by: Shimy87 on May 04 2021, 11:50:15 AM

Title: hot cold blend door
Post by: Shimy87 on May 04 2021, 11:50:15 AM: Well this weekend slid the hot/cold lever over to hot. later go to slid it back to cold and feel some resistance then it slides to cold but no cold air :O looks like the cable connects to a v shaped plastic arm that moves the door. Well the plastic V broke where the cable connects. It also appears you need to remove the entire dash to replace that part :013:

Anyone run into this dilema?
Title: Re: hot cold blend door
Post by: Steve Wood on May 04 2021, 01:14:33 PM: this arm?

https://vortexbuicks-etc.com/heater_cable.htm
Title: Re: hot cold blend door
Post by: Shimy87 on May 04 2021, 03:02:20 PM: Hey Steve, yup thats the culprit. I did some research and found the part on a vendor site. Thanks for the info!!
Title: Re: hot cold blend door
Post by: Steve Wood on May 04 2021, 03:43:42 PM: lucky that one is an easy fix
Title: Re: hot cold blend door
Post by: daveismissing on May 06 2021, 09:09:53 PM: was a much harder fix before the parts became available
Title: Re: hot cold blend door
Post by: Steve Wood on May 06 2021, 09:45:48 PM: don't you have a 3d printer?
Title: Re: hot cold blend door
Post by: daveismissing on May 12 2021, 08:09:04 PM: Quote from: Steve Wood
don't you have a 3d printer?
Didn't back then.PLA is not that strong.Would have to beef it up. Sending it out is actually fairly cheap tho
Title: Re: hot cold blend door
Post by: Just a Six? on May 16 2021, 03:29:58 PM: Mine went many years ago & I drilled it out a bit & used a nut & bolt that's still working fine. Altho having the right part is always nice.