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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 9:03 pm 
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:? when i flick the ignition to the acc position the vents work fine,,but as soon as i put the key to ignition or are running the engine it stays in recirculate..until u turn the car off,,any ideas???

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:21 am 
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You might want to check your vacuum hoses. pop the bonnet and check if the vacuum hose that runs into the cabin is put in correctly and that its not loose. if not you might want to pull off the glove compartment and see if you need to replug in the hoses from there...only thing i can think of that controls the vents.....thats assuming you have CC....and I think it goes the same for non CC.

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:24 am 
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I hope it's not the blend door, a b**ch to change.
I'm just going from memory here, but that's a very common problem.
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:25 pm 
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ok thanks guys,hmm i did take the glovebox out when i fed the bbm wires thru, il take it out and have a look,,,i thought it may have been electrical.

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:38 pm 
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Walker wrote:
I hope it's not the blend door, a b**ch to change.
I'm just going from memory here, but that's a very common problem.

Nah, that's for how and cold anyway isn't it?

If it hasn't got Automatic Climate Control then the blend door is operated by the temperature knob as well.

This sounds more like there is a vacuum cut-off valve that has failed, so whenever there is vacuum the vents close, and whne the vacuum drops off (after killing the engine) the vent swings back open like a toilet door.

Don't quote me, I have no experience and I am guessing. :P
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Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:58 pm 
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Check the flap under the passenger side (behind the glovebox on the left)
put ur hand up there and if you move the flap and leaves fall... its dead.
if it springs back.. theres a vacuum problem and disreguard anything i wrote :P


refer: http://www.fordmods.com/forums/documents.php?doc=23

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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 12:24 pm 
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well i couldnt get my el computer to go into diognostic so i ended up putting the eb ecu back in ,,nw its working fine :? any one know why an eec5 would do that ?? the part number is 6TBB 96DT-12A650-BB

 

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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:04 pm 
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Looks like it's an EL police ECU - going off http://www.fordmods.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30186 (if it's accurate).

Should still be able to be put into diag mode as per all the others (correct me if I'm wrong).

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:31 am 
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thanks for that link .. police ecu..i thought it was from an xr..i have the option of trying a 6TBA,,,but i not see it on the list :? but i just not understand y the eecv would be pulling the vents to recirc when ignition is selected :?

 

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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 12:29 pm 
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ive found that if i clear the fault codes then the vents wil work ,as soon as u turn car off and turn ignition again then vents close again,this is the same with both EL computers..but again not with the EB computer.. :?

 

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