No Heat on Driver's Side
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No Heat on Driver's Side
Yesterday I went on the annual Hangover Cruise with the Corvette Club of Marion County. It was a balmy 39 degrees with drizzle. My wife was nice and warm. I was freezing and couldn't wait until we got to the restaurant. Several members told me it was the blend doors and that pulling fuse #27 would fix it. This morning before trying this I pulled codes to see if there were any. None. I pulled #27 and waited the suggested time, then drove the car to the post office. Still no heat. Any suggestions? I thought it might be the interior temp sensor causing the problem. Is this possible?
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If you have actuator codes you can try resetting it numerous times via the DIC. You can hear the doors cycling and you can feel the heat start (or not). Keep doing it until your finger is about to blister. You may get another month or year out of it. Mine took about a year to completely fail.
POTENTIAL BAD THING ==> The driver's side actuator theoretically can be changed from the driver's foot well (by Houdini) but the passenger's side cannot. Constant re-setting via the reset button, pulling the fuse or disconnecting the battery may not fix the driver's side but it is irritating the passenger side. I reset the driver's side so often I broke the passenger side (it was on it's way out) and had to pull the dash to replace them both. Your call.
Pulling the dash is an all day affair. 4 hours the first time to pull the dash, 30 sec to replace each actuator and 3 hours to put the dash back together again. Pull the battery the day before so the passenger airbag doesn't go off in your face. So it's actually 2 days.
POTENTIAL BAD THING ==> The driver's side actuator theoretically can be changed from the driver's foot well (by Houdini) but the passenger's side cannot. Constant re-setting via the reset button, pulling the fuse or disconnecting the battery may not fix the driver's side but it is irritating the passenger side. I reset the driver's side so often I broke the passenger side (it was on it's way out) and had to pull the dash to replace them both. Your call.
Pulling the dash is an all day affair. 4 hours the first time to pull the dash, 30 sec to replace each actuator and 3 hours to put the dash back together again. Pull the battery the day before so the passenger airbag doesn't go off in your face. So it's actually 2 days.
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If you have actuator codes you can try resetting it numerous times via the DIC. You can hear the doors cycling and you can feel the heat start (or not). Keep doing it until your finger is about to blister. You may get another month or year out of it. Mine took about a year to completely fail.
POTENTIAL BAD THING ==> The driver's side actuator theoretically can be changed from the driver's foot well (by Houdini) but the passenger's side cannot. Constant re-setting via the reset button, pulling the fuse or disconnecting the battery may not fix the driver's side but it is irritating the passenger side. I reset the driver's side so often I broke the passenger side (it was on it's way out) and had to pull the dash to replace them both. Your call.
Pulling the dash is an all day affair. 4 hours the first time to pull the dash, 30 sec to replace each actuator and 3 hours to put the dash back together again. Pull the battery the day before so the passenger airbag doesn't go off in your face. So it's actually 2 days.
POTENTIAL BAD THING ==> The driver's side actuator theoretically can be changed from the driver's foot well (by Houdini) but the passenger's side cannot. Constant re-setting via the reset button, pulling the fuse or disconnecting the battery may not fix the driver's side but it is irritating the passenger side. I reset the driver's side so often I broke the passenger side (it was on it's way out) and had to pull the dash to replace them both. Your call.
Pulling the dash is an all day affair. 4 hours the first time to pull the dash, 30 sec to replace each actuator and 3 hours to put the dash back together again. Pull the battery the day before so the passenger airbag doesn't go off in your face. So it's actually 2 days.
I am trying to figure out how to reach the rear screw without removing the Bose box. If I lie upside down vertigo takes over and I am useless.
Does anybody have any suggestions on how to get the rear screw on the actuator without removing the Bose box?
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Congrats on beating my time taking apart your dash.
I'm wondering how you were able to take apart your entire dash in such a short time and yet can't get the last 3 screws out.
My suggestion would be to take the Bose box out.
Remember you still have to put the dash back together.
I'm wondering how you were able to take apart your entire dash in such a short time and yet can't get the last 3 screws out.
My suggestion would be to take the Bose box out.
Remember you still have to put the dash back together.
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Congrats on beating my time taking apart your dash.
I'm wondering how you were able to take apart your entire dash in such a short time and yet can't get the last 3 screws out.
My suggestion would be to take the Bose box out.
Remember you still have to put the dash back together.
I'm wondering how you were able to take apart your entire dash in such a short time and yet can't get the last 3 screws out.
My suggestion would be to take the Bose box out.
Remember you still have to put the dash back together.
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There are two types of actuators: one for the automatic system and a different type for the manual system. I wondered what the difference was...now we know.
There is no difference for left vs right for each type.
Keep at it. You're almost there. Just think how good that heat will feel.
There is no difference for left vs right for each type.
Keep at it. You're almost there. Just think how good that heat will feel.
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I now have my dash back together. I did have to get upside down in the driver's footwell to remove and replace the Bose box. To do this the best thing you could ever use is a head lamp with enough brightness to see what you are doing. It went back so much easier when the light wasn't flopping around. Also, A member of our Corvette club is a retired Corvette mechanic an he gave me good advice when he said to replace the turn signal flasher when the dash was off. For $26 for a new flasher don't even think about not doing it. I now have heat and cold when I want it except in Florida today it was 24 this morning.
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Best to take the driver's seat out and then it's only mildly uncomfortable to stick your head in the driver's footwell.
While the seat is out...there is always something wrong with the seat you can fix easier when it's out.
While the seat is out...there is always something wrong with the seat you can fix easier when it's out.
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Wow, wish I had thought of that when I did it. haha. I'm a fairly large guy, and that was a tight squeeze.
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