Just completed my blend door repair on my 97 f150 5.4ltr. The hardest thing I ran into was like they say in the "video" the screw behind the duct working for floor vent, it took longer to get it out than it did to do the entire job. BTW for those who want to know what dremmel bits to use, i used the (1/8"diam.199 dremmel high speed cutter) by dremmel bought it at home depot for 8 bucks makes a clean cut lasted the entire job. took the neighbor longer to cut his yard than it took me to fix door
This video was a tremendous help. It guided me through the steps to check the blend door and actuator. Although, neither was my problem for the loss of heat, after watching, I knew what needed to be done to get to them. Thanks!
This is actually a very good video to help get u through this blend door procedure. I would make sure to check the motor before I changed the blend door. I actually took my whole dashboard out and it was kind of a pain in the butt, then I found this heater treater product which I would of used for sure.. It is worth every penny. Also if your blend door is broke at the base where it is attached to the motor it will flop open and shut while your driving.
The difference is that the cheap plastic door will break again and it is more likely once your truck has been identified as being susceptible to breakage. The installation is also different since you have to remove the dash to get to the plenum box to install a single piece door. The HeaterTreater door is metal and constructed in two pieces to make the installation much easier. If you are going to go to the trouble of removing the dash, a metal door is a better replacement choice .
(Part 2) So I don’t know if the shop broke it or if it broke because the truck is over 14 years old. In order not to blame my mechanic for the problem I searched TH-cam and found your video. I went backwards though. I used a Multi-tool with a 1 inch wood cutting blade to cut out behind the glove box and plenum to expose the blend door. Sure enough the blend door is free moving. It moves a little bit, but is over powered by the force of the air passing by it.
The guy that noted that the fix doesn't work is wrong. We installed thousands of these without major issues. Note that you can't use a plastic OEM door, you have to have the two piece HeaterTreater door for the installation with this method. You can get more information on our web site. It DOES work and you can check the segments on Truck U or Motorhead garage for additional video clips from the "STARS"...
Specifically, what was your issue? If you did not use the heater treater door, what door did you use to replace - OEM, Dorman, other? Did you replace both the door and the motor?
it's not overpriced...heatertreater costs $120 and goes through the dash. OEM plastic door costs less but youll spend 8 hours or 800$ removing the dash to put it in.
Just completed my blend door repair on my 97 f150 5.4ltr. The hardest thing I ran into was like they say in the "video" the screw behind the duct working for floor vent, it took longer to get it out than it did to do the entire job. BTW for those who want to know what dremmel bits to use, i used the (1/8"diam.199 dremmel high speed cutter) by dremmel bought it at home depot for 8 bucks makes a clean cut lasted the entire job. took the neighbor longer to cut his yard than it took me to fix door
This video was a tremendous help. It guided me through the steps to check the blend door and actuator. Although, neither was my problem for the loss of heat, after watching, I knew what needed to be done to get to them. Thanks!
This is actually a very good video to help get u through this blend door procedure. I would make sure to check the motor before I changed the blend door. I actually took my whole dashboard out and it was kind of a pain in the butt, then I found this heater treater product which I would of used for sure.. It is worth every penny. Also if your blend door is broke at the base where it is attached to the motor it will flop open and shut while your driving.
The difference is that the cheap plastic door will break again and it is more likely once your truck has been identified as being susceptible to breakage. The installation is also different since you have to remove the dash to get to the plenum box to install a single piece door. The HeaterTreater door is metal and constructed in two pieces to make the installation much easier. If you are going to go to the trouble of removing the dash, a metal door is a better replacement choice .
I tried this approach and it worked great! Well worth the time and expense of the HeaterTreater door.
(Part 2) So I don’t know if the shop broke it or if it broke because the truck is over 14 years old. In order not to blame my mechanic for the problem I searched TH-cam and found your video. I went backwards though. I used a Multi-tool with a 1 inch wood cutting blade to cut out behind the glove box and plenum to expose the blend door. Sure enough the blend door is free moving. It moves a little bit, but is over powered by the force of the air passing by it.
The guy that noted that the fix doesn't work is wrong. We installed thousands of these without major issues. Note that you can't use a plastic OEM door, you have to have the two piece HeaterTreater door for the installation with this method. You can get more information on our web site. It DOES work and you can check the segments on Truck U or Motorhead garage for additional video clips from the "STARS"...
You can find the products on our web site, its dot net, not com, and prices and shipping are listed in the BUY section.
Thank you very much for posting this, very helpful!
Specifically, what was your issue? If you did not use the heater treater door, what door did you use to replace - OEM, Dorman, other? Did you replace both the door and the motor?
it's not overpriced...heatertreater costs $120 and goes through the dash. OEM plastic door costs less but youll spend 8 hours or 800$ removing the dash to put it in.
I have no clue on what he is saying myself, it makes no sense. I bet he is using a dorman 1 piece door