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Great video! One question though, my 2005 E350 is stuck on defrost while idling. Do you think this will solve this issue? Thank you in advance

Thank you! 🙌

Thank You, it worked great!

Is the sole purpose of this bypass to avoid taking the dash out and apart? What exactly is the problem, the reservoir develops a crack and leaks? Are all years of Econoline affected? Is it better in the end to remove the dashboard permanently to leave all interior parts accessible for service?

Does this plague all econolines or only older ones? Does even a current model (cutaway) have the same parts and Ford never improved this?

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Holy cow! Pure genius. Ford dealership had the reservoir and check valve in stock, so picked them up today and took care of this repair in less than an hour start to finish. My 2002 E250 finally has AC coming out the front vents again. Thank you so much!

Thank you! You saved me so much time and money. I don’t do dealers so my van would be in pieces in my garage. This was a 30min fix. Sincerely, THANK YOU!

Very nicely done, fixed a 98 E350 in not much longer than it took to watch your video.

I thought it was a blower motor failing. Wasted money. My dash vents would turn on and off. My buddy said check the defrost and there was air blowing there, so I researched it on the road and "fixed" it with a zip tie to hold it in dash vent position. Now that we are in camp, I found your EXCELLENT video and ordered parts. $79.49 via the links you provided and the RV will be ready for our big summer trip. Thanks man!!

Thanks good video very helpful.

I’ve already replaced that &$*#% door 2 times - this will now be #3 - the little peg breaks off every time, not to mention the gymnastics required to get to it and replace it. I’m gonna try this Edit - I did this fix last night and it worked great! And it didn’t even cost me $5 because it was all done with stuff I already had lying around. Hopefully this is the last time I have to fix this damned thing. Whoever designed the location of that 8mm screw that holds on the actuator should receive the masochist award… Thanks!

Absolutely great video. Followed it, had job done and blowing cold air from vents in less than an hour.

I did the bypass exactly like the video. But instead of solving the issue, it went from 0% airflow going to the vents to 5%. The major airflow still goes to defrost. Any suggestion?

I got a Ford van which is my ice cream truck and I’m trying to all put my alternator back on I promise you sir this was the stupidest video that I’ve ever seen if a person try to install his alternator you skipping over parts and every damn thing!!show part by part!! Stick to yo dam day job!!

I need help with the INSIDE handle NOT working! Lol! I can’t find it anywhere on CZcams!

Will this work for a 2010 class c Rv with the e450. Same problem. Ac blows through defroster and not front vents. Thank you

So you doing a bypass but still spending money 😂😂😂😂 that’s crazy ,who live in this country it is just a weirdo materialistic shitty brain 😂

I installed an eight dollar check valve in the vacuum line under the hood that you show on the passenger side.

GREAT video - thanks!!

I had the same problem. Found this video. It was exactly on point. Solved the problem immediately. Very grateful! Saved me $ taking it to a garage where who knows what they would say the problem was to justify the cost. 😊

This video is amazing. Thanks so much. Question: what if I don't have the red vacuum line "going to the engine"? Where is that red vacuum line going? Everything else makes sense except I don't know what to do if I don't have that initial red vacuum line.

Thanks, I have the same problem. I'm going to drill through the panel to get the screwdriver in there to tighten up the screw, instead of taking off the panels.

I'm having this exact same problem with my 98 Durango I just bought. It switches up to defrost when I accelerate hard, switches back down when I decelerate.

Thank you for the video! I had the same problem. I drilled a little hole directly out from the screw so I could get a good angle on the screw. Worked great.I agree theses plastic tabs are a horrible system.

Lord bless you sir. I have a 1997 e150 which is the only vehicle to take my 80 year old mom back and forth 60 mins each way to a hospital in Miami. The AC died like this two weeks ago. The shop said 1500 which was not affordable with all my mom's cancer expenses. You helped me fix this for around 30 bucks. I am also a lady with 5/10 mechanic skills so a dash removal was not something I could do. But this was and it fixed it. It has never blown so hard and cold. You have made a older lady with cancer very confortable for these hospital rides. Blessings on you and your family. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

AWESOME ..... I cant believe I have been putting up with this for literally years when it was such an easy fix.

Did this on my 03 e250 and took me 20 minutes. Directions perfectly explained and easy to follow. Thanks!

Cool, you should make and sell a template where to drill the door and a rubber plug for the hole to reach in with a screwdriver.

I've seen this video each time I have this problem on a new (old) van that I buy... This is the 4th time 😂

Thank you for this! Very well done.

Try disconnecting the line to the actuators and spraying a small amount of WD-40 into it and reconnect. This has worked for me on 3 other vans. Sometimes the actuators just get dry and don’t want to move under pressure. It’s easy to try and may work long as the actuators are good. Great video.

I followed this “fix/hack” to get my AC blowing back out of the dash on my 2003 E-350 Ford Van. Easy to follow and understand his video 👍 it all worked out perfectly!

So the screw for adjustment is up and down and left adjustment screw is left and right?

Great instructional video! Solved the problem for my 1999 e350 based camper. I bought all the parts via your amazon links and they worked perfectly! Thank you.

Just completed this repair. My ac blows hard on all settings but only blows out of the defrost vents.

Thanks I followed this video on my E350 when it defaulted to defrost. It was simple and works great. You saved me I had no idea what to do.

Totally solved the problem! Great fix it video!

Great video.

Does this allow for switching between vent and defrost and floor still or just from the vent?

Thanks for this. Did it for my 2013 E350 and it works like a dream

“We” appreciate the time you took to give a ver thorough explaination. Enjoyed and learned a lot from the video.

I was able to get the 3 nipple valve out from behind the blower box. Hooked it right up to the red vacuum line under the hood. Ran a new hose to the actuator, and instead of ordering a new vacuum resivior I made one from 3" pvc pipe, two 3" caps, and a brass 1/8" pipe to barb fitting. Just layed the pvc chamber on the fuse box under the hood.

Thank you for watching!

Those are the factory installed 'crimp" clamps on each end of the rubber fuel hose. They worked very well for making a leak -proof connection, but they are definitely not re-useable. To be factory correct you would want to use the same type of clamps when attaching the new rubber fuel hose! The original rubber fuel hose sections were stamped in white ink with the word GAS consecutively down the length of the hose. The gas tank in your Thunderbird should also be replaced at this time.

Thank you for watching! -Robert

So I tried doing this yesterday. It took a second to kick on, then blew just fine. Revved the engine didnt cut out so turned it off and problem solved right?? No! This morning I drive and the air won't blow at out of the vents, only blows on defrost!!! Did I miss something?? Any tips or advice??

Ford definitely doesn't like this video.😂thank you. I had the same problem, that when accelerating the air cut off. I followed the video and READY PROBLEM SOLVED😎

After a bunch of research, this was the cleanest, easiest repair! Great job!

I watched several videos on how to fix this problem, this was the best. Worked for my RV that has an E-450 front end. One word, before you cut any lines, check the size of your adapter. A couple of times I cut the lines and then needed to go back and get the adapter and reconnect it. Great tutorial.