Thank you - great video. My JGC has 230,000 miles and suddenly I was experiencing very diminished airflow. I was able to see the recirc door was not working by looking behind the glove box into the recirc chamber and running through the heater control options. The recirc door had broken, was laying on top of the blower, and blocking most of the air flow. This video provided a great option for someone who just wants to remove the recirc door and not replace it. At 230,000 miles I don’t care if it’s fresh air or inside air as long as it’s coming through. Saved me tons of time/money and I’ll never miss the recirculating air option
If you pin that recirculate door towards the front of the vehicle, you’ll notice that your air stays a lot colder when parked. I drilled a hole in the door and ran a zip tie thru it towards the fresh air side (towards the front) and kept it open.
It needs to be in one place or the other to stop a draft from coming in the one place and coming out through the other place into your passenger footwell area. @@darrenbishop4327
I removed the blower and found my recirculating flap to be okay. Searched and watched a few different videos and found one talking about the vacuum lines (and as a side note...the cruise control not functioning properly). Long story short, I followed both directions of my vacuum lines and found some hair line cracks in the hoses. I put electrical tape around the crack till I can buy some 1/4 in. hose and BAMM, I have Air Flow !!!!
I think with the recirc flap out there will be a steady stream of outside air coming in from the outside and then through the place where the door used to lay blocking the place behind the glovebox. When the car is moving fast down the highway or has a headwind blowing at it. If the system is right the door blocks the outside air coming in OR blocks the recirc place behind the glovebox. Preventing a chilly draft in winter or a draft of hot humid air in summer even when the air conditioner is running. I wish I knew a way to stop electricity from getting to the actuator motor that makes that door move back and forth trying to break it every time you turn the car off. I wish you could just put the thing one way or the other and unplug the stupid motor that always messes with the door position even if you don't push the recirc button. (I know how to unplug the wire to the front blend door motor and have mine juryrigged so the front blend door motor turns the back blend door also,the back door motor just spins not turning the axle anymore. I put a one piece metal axle in there.) I hook up the wire to change it to hot or cold and then unhook the wire so the motor won't burn up.
That is a good idea to manually use a wire to move it! All the one I have seen had the hinge broken, blocking ambient air. That door is only activated when you push the inclosed recirculating air-only to block any outside air from coming in.
Hey great job. I'm replacing my blend doors right now, but I don't think the recirc doors are working either. I noticed you didn't replace the recirc door, just yanked it out. What is the benefit of that? Will it always pull outside air now, or only cabin air?
Robert Lovingfoss Hi Robert, I removed the the blend flap to get ambient air into the cabin... as the flap hinge was broken and stayed on “inside cabin” mode only; not allowing ambient air to go onside the cabin. This gave me back more air flow and better heating. To replace that blend flap I would have to take out the whole dashboard out. Good luck and thanks for watching.
@@thekashgarage thanks man. SUPER helpful. I'm down in Florida, so heart is important about 2 weeks out of the year. Now that I'll have the blend doors working, I'll just remove the recirculation door completely of I can still get hot AND cold air. Is their any drawback to sound so that I'm not considering?
Hey man I think I'm having same problem but I have a 2000 year and there's very little air blowing out vents , no floor or defrost or dash vents , blower runs and all but it's like something is blocking the air flow to vents , could this be same problem?
Actually Charles, you are wrong. That flap is to stop the ambient air from incoming into the cabin. It’s not directly exposed to the elements, as it is inside of the engine compartment.
Do you know if you can cut part of the box away to replace that door? I saw another video of cutting part away to replace the blend doors and I did that. I’m not getting much air flow so I’m thinking this door is broken as well. I would like to replace it if possible without removing the entire dashboard.
@@AllisChalmersMN I did mine by removing the fan motor under the glove compartment you can get the door in that way. I had to take the passenger side of the dash apart to get to the door motor bolts to slide it back to connect shaft end. Tight fit. My left hand bones were bruised up in the end.
Thank you - great video. My JGC has 230,000 miles and suddenly I was experiencing very diminished airflow. I was able to see the recirc door was not working by looking behind the glove box into the recirc chamber and running through the heater control options. The recirc door had broken, was laying on top of the blower, and blocking most of the air flow. This video provided a great option for someone who just wants to remove the recirc door and not replace it. At 230,000 miles I don’t care if it’s fresh air or inside air as long as it’s coming through. Saved me tons of time/money and I’ll never miss the recirculating air option
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I don't know if your AC cool is working if no replace the door maybe can affect the cool air work !
What do you think guys ?
If you pin that recirculate door towards the front of the vehicle, you’ll notice that your air stays a lot colder when parked. I drilled a hole in the door and ran a zip tie thru it towards the fresh air side (towards the front) and kept it open.
It needs to be in one place or the other to stop a draft from coming in the one place and coming out through the other place into your passenger footwell area. @@darrenbishop4327
What the fuck is going on here.
Words every jeep owner knows well.
Thanks for the video.
I removed the blower and found my recirculating flap to be okay. Searched and watched a few different videos and found one talking about the vacuum lines (and as a side note...the cruise control not functioning properly). Long story short, I followed both directions of my vacuum lines and found some hair line cracks in the hoses. I put electrical tape around the crack till I can buy some 1/4 in. hose and BAMM, I have Air Flow !!!!
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I'm confuse you remove the blend door and didn't put nothing back on?
It's not the blend door
It's not the blend door
I think with the recirc flap out there will be a steady stream of outside air coming in from the outside and then through the place where the door used to lay blocking the place behind the glovebox. When the car is moving fast down the highway or has a headwind blowing at it. If the system is right the door blocks the outside air coming in OR blocks the recirc place behind the glovebox. Preventing a chilly draft in winter or a draft of hot humid air in summer even when the air conditioner is running.
I wish I knew a way to stop electricity from getting to the actuator motor that makes that door move back and forth trying to break it every time you turn the car off. I wish you could just put the thing one way or the other and unplug the stupid motor that always messes with the door position even if you don't push the recirc button.
(I know how to unplug the wire to the front blend door motor and have mine juryrigged so the front blend door motor turns the back blend door also,the back door motor just spins not turning the axle anymore. I put a one piece metal axle in there.)
I hook up the wire to change it to hot or cold and then unhook the wire so the motor won't burn up.
That is a good idea to manually use a wire to move it! All the one I have seen had the hinge broken, blocking ambient air.
That door is only activated when you push the inclosed recirculating air-only to block any outside air from coming in.
Hey great job. I'm replacing my blend doors right now, but I don't think the recirc doors are working either. I noticed you didn't replace the recirc door, just yanked it out. What is the benefit of that? Will it always pull outside air now, or only cabin air?
Robert Lovingfoss Hi Robert, I removed the the blend flap to get ambient air into the cabin... as the flap hinge was broken and stayed on “inside cabin” mode only; not allowing ambient air to go onside the cabin. This gave me back more air flow and better heating. To replace that blend flap I would have to take out the whole dashboard out. Good luck and thanks for watching.
@@thekashgarage thanks man. SUPER helpful. I'm down in Florida, so heart is important about 2 weeks out of the year. Now that I'll have the blend doors working, I'll just remove the recirculation door completely of I can still get hot AND cold air. Is their any drawback to sound so that I'm not considering?
Hey man I think I'm having same problem but I have a 2000 year and there's very little air blowing out vents , no floor or defrost or dash vents , blower runs and all but it's like something is blocking the air flow to vents , could this be same problem?
99.99% yes!
@@thekashgarage hope man , I need my heat!! Lol and thank you for the advice
@@thekashgarage this was my problem!! Thank you so much for this video man!!!
Bravo man...your famous👏
I did this. Normally when the engine shuts off the vacuum causes the flap to shut. That keeps rain out of the floorboards. No flap big problems
Actually Charles, you are wrong. That flap is to stop the ambient air from incoming into the cabin. It’s not directly exposed to the elements, as it is inside of the engine compartment.
Very helpful thanks man
Robert,
Noise level was fine.
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Do you know if you can cut part of the box away to replace that door? I saw another video of cutting part away to replace the blend doors and I did that. I’m not getting much air flow so I’m thinking this door is broken as well. I would like to replace it if possible without removing the entire dashboard.
@@AllisChalmersMN I did mine by removing the fan motor under the glove compartment you can get the door in that way. I had to take the passenger side of the dash apart to get to the door motor bolts to slide it back to connect shaft end. Tight fit. My left hand bones were bruised up in the end.