Ford Repair: No Heat, mid cape area, 1998 ford windstar


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1998 Ford Windstar, 80,000 miles, 4.3 I think. v6. No heat coming for defrost. Checked radiator fluid, full. Is there a thermostat and is it something I can change?
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the engine is a 3.0L or a 3.8L.........which is it?
Erik

Sorry, it is a 3.8. My mistake, I had a brain fade and was thinking about my old Chevy pickup. You any where near Barnstable????
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Hello and thanks for the reply...I'll try to help.
Yes, I live in the mid-Cape area. Dennis.
Before you replace the thermostat,,,is there heat coming from the vents at all, or from the heater? Or is it the defroster ducts that aren't getting heat?
Erik

There is no heat out the front defrost or floor vents. HOWEVER there IS heat coming out the vents by the sliding side doors! Separate heating systems perhaps?

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Hello and thanks for the reply...I'll try to help.
No...there is only one cooling system. I think that you are having a blend door problem in the evaporator case. It's usually the electrical door motor that fails.
I would have a shop look in to it.
Erik