Lincoln/Mercury Repair: A/C, automatic temperature control, sable light

Question
The compressor is on , however the ABS light is on.
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Followup To

Question -
I drive a 97 lincoln towncar signature series.One day the a/c was working fine.The next day it began to blow hot air.I've since had all fuses replaced.I've also had coolant added.The air seems to be getting even warmer.The panel under the dash on the passenger's side has also been checked.What could it be??????????

Answer -
Hi Carol,

Check to see that tha compressor is coming on. Is there a check engine light on? There are a ton of things to check so we'll have to take it one step at a time.

Answer
Hi Carol,

Good, this narrows it down a bit. It's likely a vacuum leak to the control assembly that mixes the hot and cold air. Here is a TSB on it.

Article No.
98-23-20

11/23/98

FORD:
1997-98 CROWN VICTORIA, TAURUS

LINCOLN-MERCURY:
1997 TOWN CAR
1997-98 CONTINENTAL, GRAND MARQUIS, SABLE

LIGHT TRUCK:
1997-98 EXPLORER, MOUNTAINEER

This TSB article is being republished in its entirety to remove reference to the 1998 Town Car.

ISSUE
Some vehicles with a very low odometer reading may experience a lack of temperature control. This may be caused by the incorrect blend air door actuator being installed during the manufacturing process.

ACTION
Install the correct blend air door actuator. Refer to the following text and Actuator Chart to determine if the correct blend air door actuator is installed on the vehicle.

Vehicles which are equipped with manual and Electronic Automatic Temperature Control (EATC) use different actuators. The actuators are marked "MAN" for manual and "EATC" or "ATC" for EATC systems. These markings are found on the part number sticker on the actuator.

1998 actuators differ from 1997 actuators on some vehicles (Crown Victoria/Grand Marquis, Continental, Explorer/Mountaineer) and are not interchangeable. Installation of the wrong actuator can cause potentiometer failure on manual systems, and no temperature control for both manual and EATC systems, as well as Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) 24 or 25 on EATC systems