The YouTube video link below is for a video
showing the installation of the HeaterTreater blend door repair into
the plenum box used on the Explorer from 96-01. The same box was
used on the Mercury Mountaineer, Mazda Navajo, Ford Ranger, and Mazda B
series pickup trucks. There may be differences in your automobile
with floor shift, center console, different sound systems, color/dash
style, etc., but the plenum box is the same on these models and the
HeaterTreater is constructed to fit these models. Your particular
vehicle may have slight differences, but the basic installation process
will be the same.
The video has two sections due to length restrictions on
YouTube. Note also that if access to YouTube is blocked, the link
won't work. The first section includes the installation process
on a cut-down plenum box done on a bench top, and the second section
shows more information on the vehicle itself. The repair is
fairly easy and is 100% effective. Other solutions that require
removing the dash entail significantly more work. Removing the
steering wheel/column or evauating the AC system require specialized
skills and should only be attempted by experienced techs. Our kit
requires no removal of critical systems and can be done by the average
shade tree mechanic with no risk of causing additional problems or
damage.
Our videos are a little amateurish, but hopefully will give you a good
overview of the process and confidence that you can do the fix
yourself, or easily find a mom and pop garage that can do it for you at
signifcantly less cost than the recommended dealer fix.
