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    RESOLVED -Rear heater core cover reinstall question 2003 Expedition XLT

    Took another hour or so , but I FINALLY got that cover back on. Turned out duct tape was indeed the needed trick (it was either try that or a hammer. LOL) I put a single small loop of duct tape on the side of the AC core. Just enough, and with enough slack, to hold it in its own "slot" so it...
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    RESOLVED -Rear heater core cover reinstall question 2003 Expedition XLT

    A few more pics of the problem areas. Note the plastic "pegs" that also have to be wrangled with. The one towards the front of the car isn't too bad because the cover is a bit flexible. It's the bottom one that's causing real issues. Also, there's NO tolerance for the space where the AC core...
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    RESOLVED -Rear heater core cover reinstall question 2003 Expedition XLT

    Yup, pretty much the "help" I've been finding! :D and there's NO videos of this being done either that I've been able to locate. All I can find is ones where the heater core is on the driver's side of the car and the housing is much different. I can't imagine why they changed it! ;)
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    RESOLVED -Rear heater core cover reinstall question 2003 Expedition XLT

    I considered trying something like this, but the problem is that it looks like you have to *slightly* tilt the cover so the bottom goes a bit into its own slot first. So if you do that the angle is wrong to get the stuff up top to line up! Adding to this mess is that there is one plastic "post"...
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    RESOLVED -Rear heater core cover reinstall question 2003 Expedition XLT

    This is a 2003 Expedition XLT that needed it's rear heater core replaced. Removing was easy enough once I found all of the screws, but getting the black cover BACK ON is stumping me! Is there a trick to keep all of the components in place while trying to replace the cover? Should the door...
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    Should AC air out of vents be colder?

    2003 Expedition XLT 4.6L 2WD with front and rear air/heat with manual control. My previous post mentioned that I *finally* got all new AC parts installed (front and rear), and now we also have any and all leaks at connections found and fixed. My problem now is that the air temp coming out of...
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    Location of main HVAC vacuum line in cabin? 2003 Expy XLT with manual AC controls

    I figured I'd post an update. It got to the point where nothing could be reached in and around the dashboard. Trying to follow YouTube videos to change the blend door actuator proved fruitless, as there's was not enough room to remove it due to the metal frame that runs the length of the dash...
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    Location of main HVAC vacuum line in cabin? 2003 Expy XLT with manual AC controls

    I managed to get vent selection control back. Rather than risk breaking a port on the molex connectors themselves, I simply cut into the main vacuum feed black hose going to the back of the selector switches. I ran a brand new vacuum hose from engine bay and fished it through to the cabin using...
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    Heater Control Valve vacuum connections

    This is a long shot that anyone still gets notifications for this thread, but if so, can anyone tell me where exactly the vacuum connection from the heater control valve GOES? I have this same model it seems and can't figure things out. BTW, thanks Bedrck47 for the diagrams as that has at...
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    Location of main HVAC vacuum line in cabin? 2003 Expy XLT with manual AC controls

    Unfortunately, without taking the dash apart there's no way to see IN to the space by the blower motor and my hand doesn't fit in there enough to even feel for it. I never did find a second vacuum line spot for the hot water control in the engine bay either. It does t appear that it went thru...
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    Location of main HVAC vacuum line in cabin? 2003 Expy XLT with manual AC controls

    After a few cups of coffee, I *think* I may understand the diagram. So, what I'd like to try to see if I can get ANY vacuum to under-dash connector. I know that it's the black line, and I know which side of the connector is supposed to go to source. If I use the connection to the main vacuum...
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    Location of main HVAC vacuum line in cabin? 2003 Expy XLT with manual AC controls

    Well, that didn't work. Rolling it to hot did not change the air flow to vents, and to top it off, now when I do that I can hear the blend door actuator clicking. I could swear this wasn't doing that earlier! So now I guess I'm adding a blend door swap into this mess? I've seen the how-to...
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    Location of main HVAC vacuum line in cabin? 2003 Expy XLT with manual AC controls

    Well now, THAT makes much more sense! Thanks for those photos. BTW I spent the day getting the center console removed. I do NOT have a system control solenoid (or if I do it certainly isn't near the floor as I've seen in some videos. The 2nd pic shows a connector (similar to a molex...
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    Location of AC accumulator/drier 2003 XLT w/ rear air

    Thanks. The mechanic that was working in replacing the AC parts plugged them back in. The rear one, that controls the roof/floor continues to just click, so that one is definitely bad and I didn't catch what the front one was doing. Edited to correct myself. For some reason I thought those...
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    Location of main HVAC vacuum line in cabin? 2003 Expy XLT with manual AC controls

    There is NO second vacuum line that I can find going thru the firewall (or at least I haven't found it yet!). I've always assumed there should be SOMETHING attached to that piece with the lever on that hot water line, but I never knew what's missing there! I haven't found any pics that exactly...
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