Recent content by Chris03

Joe, that's an interesting info. Can you elaborate on why? Is it the same thought I had about turning the heat on periodically during the summer?

x2. Do yourself a favor and replace all the coils or you will just be chasing your tail...

I will turn and shake, thanks! I think most of the contamination settled in the hose. I just need to remember to turn the heat on periodically during the summer months...

So, here is the update, sorry so late, but thankfully, I have a second vehicle to drive. I bought a DCCV from stockwiseauto.com, about $100 (they have great prices on original Ford parts). However, I’m not sure that’s what the problem was, so, let me explain. Opened the overflow tank, heater...

Any advice on parts, or procedure...

Joegr has always given me "rock solid" advice for all my questions! So, it looks like this pointing to the DCCV. Is this a part that would be better purchasing from Ford, or is a part from say, Advanced, ok? Also, is there a procedure or write up available?

Hmm. Had blazing heat when I bought it in February of this year. I pounded on the DCCV with the end of a 3/8 extension long enough to get to the top of the solenoids. Top two lines got "warm". Bottom line too hot to touch. Top two warm. I assume that the bottom must be the supply... Is the...

So, I did the bleed procedure. The system took about as much as I bled out. Top two lines still cold and still no heat. Could this still be related to the DCCV, or should I be looking to the temperature sensors behind the center console, or something else like the EATC?

Thanks. I need to push this work off to the weekend. I'll keep you posted...

Thanks. I will try this procedure tomorrow. Do you need to use the premium gold to top it off? If so is there an equivalent to the Ford brand that you can get at an auto parts store, or walmart, or not recommended?

Thanks. Degas bottle is fine and at the right level. No fluid leaks. Unplugging the connector did not work. Three metal lines going back to the core, bottom one hot, top 2 cold. Is the DCCV stuck closed, or should I be looking somewhere else?

Ok, I have stupid questions. 1)how do you get the connector off the DCCV? I slid the red button on the connector up and it will not budge. does it pull straight up? Am I doing something wrong? Can I just disconnect the connector it goes to on the fan shroud. I did notice that this connector has...

Joe, you da man! '03, V8, now 65k miles not loosing coolant (to my knowledge, will look in a minute, and unplug the DCCV), no overheating problems. And the heat worked fine earlier this year. Stay tuned, I will what that does.

Hi All. My heat does not work. I get codes 2426 and 2798. I know its not 2426, and 2798 is the DCCV. The posts I've searched say that when the DCCV is bad you will get heat, not just outside air. AC worked great all summer. Getting cool here in the north east. Any Ideas, is this still related...

About the pins. I've seen the ones with 3 flats on them. Both of mine were completely round, the ones in the car and the new ones. Although I did not use the new ones, I would figure they would have been bigger, not smaller, as if one froze up, you would be honing out the bore. Either way the...