Man, I wished you lived in Jacksonville Florida and that you were my neighbor. I have a 2011 Ford f250 with the actuators and blend acting up. Real cold some days and then hot air out of nowhere starts blowing while set on cold ac. I had the evap core replaced about three years ago and after they put it all back together the damn actuators and blend door started acting up and the mechanic said that he would have to redo most of what he just got through doing to change those parts. Just spent $1800.00 on replacing the evap. I recommend to anybody who has to do this to their rig to go ahead and replace all the actuators and blend door while the dash is out. Anyway thanks for the video, it was VERY INFORMATIVE and detailed. Take care sir.
Nice work Mr. Smith. Happened to one of two 2012 F550 crew trucks) I had. The crew foreman ran the AC on with the windows down, while chipping brush in a burn over area (i.e., Wildland Fire area, burnt and dried wood). Cant' fix stupid. So, had to replace the condenser unit due to water and dust = MUD! No cabin filter, go figure. Loved the trucks though, solid work horses, very few problems. Subscribed!
Great video thanks brother. I like the information about what happens and how to fix it. Keep up the great work see you in the next video thanks again brother
Wow! I think you might have answered my question!! I bought a used 2016 Ford F-250 super duty flatbed, 4 door truck. The air conditioner acts like it doesn’t have enough volume… like you described. When I test drove the truck.. I requested the air conditioner gets checked for leaks and charge. The salesman took me for another test ride and at that time the air conditioner was working better but, not as good as the Toyota truck I drive. He said his mechanic charged it and no leaks found. I notice that the cold air and fan pressure doesn’t always seem to be pushing out as much as it should and I was thinking it seems to be in the dashboard.., the vents. I’m gonna give this cleaning a try!! I’m sure it’s dirty inside!
Great video! This just worked like a dream on a 2013 F-550 Dump Truck. Sure enough evaporator was clogged solid, thank you! I did find one bolt in my truck that you did not mention if this helps anyone, drivers side there is 10mm bolt that goes from the door frame into the dash support. A rubber grommit comes off and there it is, can open door and look in from the outside. Thanks again, few hour job and back in business! -Jay
Great!!! Video. I would like to see further details of where the bolts are to remove in order to get my dash out as I have a 2008 Ford F250 Super duty that was a Forestry truck up here in Canada.
Just last week I had a Ford E450 bus in front of me with the complaint of the defroster only working on high. Well I ended up taking the dash off and thoroughly investigating the HVAC system and testing all the vaccuum controlled doors and looking in all duct work for blockages. I replaced the resistor which only slightly improved the air flow. I took the blower motor off and tested it on my bench to which it flew across the room. Everything minus the resistor was working perfect. As I said the replacing the resistor only slightly made it better. I then thought to myself how the blend door opens and realized that the reason why when the temp is set to cold there is plenty of air flow yet when set to hot there is minimal airflow it's the way the blend door is designed along with the ductwork and air chamber of the system. You see when that blend door opens on full heat it blocks pretty much the entire system from receiving air flow as the heater core is at an angle and because of the cover that sits over the heater core, the one you can unbolt and see the heater core, is flat and not curved creates a very narrow space for heated air to travel thru and thus you get barely any airflow when the blend door is open/the dial is turned to heat.
Nice job JC, Clever tool you made for the job, you should patent that as a specialty tool for this problem. Hope you're enjoying some cooler and dryer weather there in Ohio. 2 thumbs up from here. Doug @ the "ranch"
necessity is the mother of all inventions isnt it? yes it is cooler here right now. headed to wv property to do some mowing and maintenance. thanks for watching my friend.
Used to do this with my 2nd gen dodge. Didnt have to remove the dash to do it. One thing i recommend is using evap coil cleaner used on central A/C house units. Works great. I am saddened to see ford is not using a cabin air filter on these trucks. It got tiring every year cleaning the evap on my dodge was hoping my new ford a filter 😣
the only rams i own are dual rear wheel with cummins engines. i am not a fan of dodge trucks but they do have the best diesel engine to suit my needs and wants.
Yup i get that. But, I learn a lot from a Ford guy. I'm just saying I wish you where a mopar guy, because I would learn even more directly related to my truck. Keep up the good work. 👍🏾
My mind just exploded LOL. I just bought a used 2011 F350 Dually worktruck style. I wondered what could be wrong. The air is super cold, blower is working but just not enough power. I can guarantee this is the answer. Thanks. On a side note have you had any issues with the rear AC vents. Im not getting any air out of them. Thanks
I have a 2015 F-250 king ranch and the rear air is barely coming out. Wondering if this would also impact the rear air. Truck was obtained used from a TX dealer and the inside was quite dusty. Going to clean as described here to start. Thanks for the video ... this is awesome.
At work they cut a 3x3 inch hole under the glove box and crank the water hose on. I have a 2012 f250 I got for $800 last week and think I need to clean that panel. I also just placed a can of r134 freon and it's cold but lacking the air flow.
I really wished that you would have showed us where all the bolts are located it holds the dash in and what size they are it really would help but I appreciate all that you show Us.
If possible I suggest blowing air from the outlet side of the coil back the way it came and getting a shop vac and vacuum as much as you can while it is suspended in air and flush with water the same way to push anything out
great presentation but I was wondering since I just acquired a 2016 SD 350 I wanted to change my cabin filter but not finding anywhere behind glove box?? my 2016 f150 has one but not the 350 am I missing something?
Do you think if this doesn't get cleaned, and run low volume for a long time due to being clogged up. That the blower could go out for being over worked?
Would you know if this will help my problem My ac is stuck on cold both sides driver and passenger even when I move my temperature to 70°F it feels like I have it on low
@@j.c.smithprojects yeah i meant with this design. There's absolutely no filter and allows for crap to get into the recirculation section. The truck i did yesterday was packed with wet grass plugging up the core. With no window I made my own to clean it All could have been avoided with a simple filter, that recirc section is crazy though. They thought it was s good idea to just keep a half dome open in the back litke that. Crazy. Yeah i know every make has their qwerks but that's just a dumb design. Almost seems like one of those things that were made to make them money on the back end.
because the replacement probably would last half as long as the factory. i have never had to charge an a/c on a 2011 or newer superduty. they have all held their charge well.
This is the absolute BEST most helpful video I’ve ever come across on you tube.. thank you!!!
Man, I wished you lived in Jacksonville Florida and that you were my neighbor. I have a 2011 Ford f250 with the actuators and blend acting up. Real cold some days and then hot air out of nowhere starts blowing while set on cold ac. I had the evap core replaced about three years ago and after they put it all back together the damn actuators and blend door started acting up and the mechanic said that he would have to redo most of what he just got through doing to change those parts. Just spent $1800.00 on replacing the evap. I recommend to anybody who has to do this to their rig to go ahead and replace all the actuators and blend door while the dash is out. Anyway thanks for the video, it was VERY INFORMATIVE and detailed. Take care sir.
Nice work Mr. Smith. Happened to one of two 2012 F550 crew trucks) I had. The crew foreman ran the AC on with the windows down, while chipping brush in a burn over area (i.e., Wildland Fire area, burnt and dried wood). Cant' fix stupid. So, had to replace the condenser unit due to water and dust = MUD! No cabin filter, go figure. Loved the trucks though, solid work horses, very few problems. Subscribed!
Great video thanks brother. I like the information about what happens and how to fix it. Keep up the great work see you in the next video thanks again brother
Wow! I think you might have answered my question!!
I bought a used 2016 Ford F-250 super duty flatbed, 4 door truck.
The air conditioner acts like it doesn’t have enough volume… like you described.
When I test drove the truck.. I requested the air conditioner gets checked for leaks and charge.
The salesman took me for another test ride and at that time the air conditioner was working better but, not as good as the Toyota truck I drive.
He said his mechanic charged it and no leaks found.
I notice that the cold air and fan pressure doesn’t always seem to be pushing out as much as it should and I was thinking it seems to be in the dashboard.., the vents.
I’m gonna give this cleaning a try!!
I’m sure it’s dirty inside!
Great video! This just worked like a dream on a 2013 F-550 Dump Truck. Sure enough evaporator was clogged solid, thank you! I did find one bolt in my truck that you did not mention if this helps anyone, drivers side there is 10mm bolt that goes from the door frame into the dash support. A rubber grommit comes off and there it is, can open door and look in from the outside. Thanks again, few hour job and back in business! -Jay
It helped me
You're blessed to have a good helper as well
Great!!! Video. I would like to see further details of where the bolts are to remove in order to get my dash out as I have a 2008 Ford F250 Super duty that was a Forestry truck up here in Canada.
Just last week I had a Ford E450 bus in front of me with the complaint of the defroster only working on high. Well I ended up taking the dash off and thoroughly investigating the HVAC system and testing all the vaccuum controlled doors and looking in all duct work for blockages. I replaced the resistor which only slightly improved the air flow. I took the blower motor off and tested it on my bench to which it flew across the room. Everything minus the resistor was working perfect. As I said the replacing the resistor only slightly made it better. I then thought to myself how the blend door opens and realized that the reason why when the temp is set to cold there is plenty of air flow yet when set to hot there is minimal airflow it's the way the blend door is designed along with the ductwork and air chamber of the system. You see when that blend door opens on full heat it blocks pretty much the entire system from receiving air flow as the heater core is at an angle and because of the cover that sits over the heater core, the one you can unbolt and see the heater core, is flat and not curved creates a very narrow space for heated air to travel thru and thus you get barely any airflow when the blend door is open/the dial is turned to heat.
I've been looking for my cabin air filter for two days now, this video helped me very much. Thank you.
I looked and looked, had me puzzled also
I really appreciate clever homemade solutions.
Nice job JC,
Clever tool you made for the job, you should patent that as a specialty tool for this problem.
Hope you're enjoying some cooler and dryer weather there in Ohio. 2 thumbs up from here.
Doug @ the "ranch"
necessity is the mother of all inventions isnt it? yes it is cooler here right now. headed to wv property to do some mowing and maintenance. thanks for watching my friend.
Thnx 4 taking the time 2 explain that
Just got a 2011 f350 last week and was super disappointed with the AC. Hoping this fixes my issue, thanks for the video!
Nice video, bad design in these trucks with no cabin air filter. Appreciate your fix.
Great video. Having this issue with my work truck 2015 f550.
Great fix, without spending a dime
Used to do this with my 2nd gen dodge. Didnt have to remove the dash to do it. One thing i recommend is using evap coil cleaner used on central A/C house units. Works great. I am saddened to see ford is not using a cabin air filter on these trucks. It got tiring every year cleaning the evap on my dodge was hoping my new ford a filter 😣
Greg Preuss 2017 and newer do have filters, my $70k 2016 450 does not.
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Thank you so much for the information
Guess they did it this way too make more money lol!
Great info in this video. Thank you for sharing.
Great video thanks for sharing.
thanks for watching
great video, helped a lot
Life saver 🙌
Very helpful tip.
hope it works for you.
Awesome video
thank you I've trying to fix that for months! I tried 3 mechanics paid an arm and leg and still not fixed.
Good Stuff,Great Tips 👍🏿😃
Thanks for the help good video
Man I wish you did rams I learn so much from your vids
the only rams i own are dual rear wheel with cummins engines. i am not a fan of dodge trucks but they do have the best diesel engine to suit my needs and wants.
Yup i get that. But, I learn a lot from a Ford guy. I'm just saying I wish you where a mopar guy, because I would learn even more directly related to my truck. Keep up the good work. 👍🏾
Veryyyyyyy helpful info..🙏🙏
Cool, thanks bud
My mind just exploded LOL. I just bought a used 2011 F350 Dually worktruck style. I wondered what could be wrong. The air is super cold, blower is working but just not enough power. I can guarantee this is the answer. Thanks. On a side note have you had any issues with the rear AC vents. Im not getting any air out of them. Thanks
This is why all air intakes need a filter.....
Thanks for sharing....
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Annoyed I watched this. Now I'll have to do my truck... thanks for your knowledge haha.
My work trucks been doing this lately. Taking the dash apart is what I'm dreading doing, but seems to be the only way to fix it.
I have a 2015 F-250 king ranch and the rear air is barely coming out. Wondering if this would also impact the rear air. Truck was obtained used from a TX dealer and the inside was quite dusty. Going to clean as described here to start. Thanks for the video ... this is awesome.
Hi, did the cleaning help the rear air output?
Experiencing this now with my work truck. Crazy they decided not to run a cabin filter
This guy knows his shit💪💪💪
Great job ..... make the tool you need to get the job done.
i took your lead bob! thanks for watching!
At work they cut a 3x3 inch hole under the glove box and crank the water hose on. I have a 2012 f250 I got for $800 last week and think I need to clean that panel. I also just placed a can of r134 freon and it's cold but lacking the air flow.
That's what I did, can clean it in 3-4 minutes. Just duct tape over hole and good for another 6 months on ranch
i was wondering if you can show where in this video that the blower motor resistor lives? thanks alot!
Dodge Rams Trucks have this same problem but the make a kit to add in a cabin filter
Im having this exact issue thank you so much I appreciate it.
Thanks for saving me money and from the 122° weather here in Monahans, TX. Home of the sand and dust storms.
I used the NAPA part. Save yourself the cost and just get the OEM Ford part on the replacement.
Do the lariets have the same setup for how they suck in air from cab?
Did the box change designs after 2010? I have a '08 with the same problem.
I had the exact same issue with my f150.. i sold it before i found this video though so i guess the new owner will have to figure this out
i hope that is not the reason you sold it.
Great tip JC
thanks craig. any idea where i can get a good price on a top for the rzr i just bought?
I can find out what kind of top are you looking for abs plexi-glass fiber glass
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Yea Ford did not offer a cabin air filter on these years witch is just mind boggling 🤦♂️
mistake on their part...at least for the work trucks.
They make a cabin air filter now!!!!!432-556-0807
@@jasonlewis3966 how do you get it and where do you install it?
illstplaya on the 2017 and later models.
illstplaya cab fresh air filter kit; fits 2011-16 ford super duty f250-550 (19811)
I really wished that you would have showed us where all the bolts are located it holds the dash in and what size they are it really would help but I appreciate all that you show Us.
He did, pointed to them. Their pretty easy to find
If possible I suggest blowing air from the outlet side of the coil back the way it came and getting a shop vac and vacuum as much as you can while it is suspended in air and flush with water the same way to push anything out
The issue im having is That I off road a lot and I think all the dust and Dirt accumulation is causing the air to start smelling bad. Kinda swampy
No cabin filter in the f550 work trucks?
Good.
great presentation but I was wondering since I just acquired a 2016 SD 350 I wanted to change my cabin filter but not finding anywhere behind glove box?? my 2016 f150 has one but not the 350 am I missing something?
There isn’t one on the 2016 SD just the F150s.
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Would a 2010 f150 be the same process?
So, this generation of trucks doesn’t have a cabin intake filter?
Do you think if this doesn't get cleaned, and run low volume for a long time due to being clogged up. That the blower could go out for being over worked?
Yes
Would you know if this will help my problem
My ac is stuck on cold both sides driver and passenger even when I move my temperature to 70°F it feels like I have it on low
My 2012 6.7 Ford the blower meter makes noise when the wind blows in a certain direction why
You're a fuckin life saver!
I wonder why ford did not design the cabin filter system.
Could you show how you remove steering wheel?
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How bad is the temperature blend door actuator to replace
I have a 2011 stuck on cool
as you could see in the video, the blend door actuator is right there where i was working. about an hour to get the dash out.
How about if my ac blows a lot of air but not cold enough?
Thank you so much! Goddamn I hate fords, glad I don’t own one and only work on them
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What about when the low volume occurs all at once?
Thanks. Just scared to take off steering wheel
Can you show how to remove the dash?
I have heat on passenger and no heat driver same set up as you any ideas?
Air activated doors maybe
Really!!!
Couldn’t you just shoot air and water up the drain outlet instead of removing the dash
Dang sounds like you need a stronger Compressor
air compressor puts out 175 psi and works just fine.
Why tf didn't you show how to take remove the steering wheel
i guess its because...I DIDNT REMOVE THE STEERING WHEEL
Why doesn't ford put a cabin filter in it.
Simply to prevent a “clog” then needing replacement. Easy to maintain. Ram did the same
I did this and now my truck won’t turn on
If u hosed the evaporator inside, I DID THAT TOO 😂!!! My tech said he just 'unplugged everything,clean it & plugged it all back up' 🤔
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Ford absolutely sucks. Thanks for the video, I'm going to give it a try.
lets not misunderstand.....they all suck. pick the brand you like to work on because if you keep it long enough......you will have to work on it.
@@j.c.smithprojects yeah i meant with this design. There's absolutely no filter and allows for crap to get into the recirculation section. The truck i did yesterday was packed with wet grass plugging up the core. With no window I made my own to clean it
All could have been avoided with a simple filter, that recirc section is crazy though. They thought it was s good idea to just keep a half dome open in the back litke that. Crazy.
Yeah i know every make has their qwerks but that's just a dumb design. Almost seems like one of those things that were made to make them money on the back end.
Once you are there, why not to go with new ac evaporator?
because the replacement probably would last half as long as the factory. i have never had to charge an a/c on a 2011 or newer superduty. they have all held their charge well.
Have seen several of theses
faily common in the works trucks i have bought....never seen it in a private owner truck.
J.C. SMITH PROJECTS I see farm trucks we have tons of dirt county roads