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Question: Hot & Cold ! ? Van slow to heat, then plenty of heat, then may blow cold air again!

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ivan4648, Evansville, IN, March 20, 2011, 13:21
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Recently had the heater blower fan motor & resistor replaced. Now the air goes back and forth between hot air and cool air with no changing of the settings of fan, temp, and direction of air.

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    Johnny Mopar April 12, 2011, 12:51
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    The replacement of the blower motor and resistos should have no affect on system operation, however You may have to try recalibrating the HVAC system. Here is the Standard procedure: The heater-A/C control module must be recalibrated each time an actuator motor or the control module is replaced. If the vehicle is so equipped, the calibration procedure also includes rear HVAC positions for each actuator motor.

    Turn the ignition switch to the On position.
    Simultaneously depress and hold the Power and Recirculation buttons on the heater-A/C control for at least five seconds. The manual heater-A/C control power Light Emitting Diode (LED) and Recirculation LED, or the Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) heater-A/C control Delay and Recirculation graphics will begin to flash when the calibration procedure has begun.
    The calibration procedure should take less than two minutes to complete for the manual heater-A/C control, and less than twenty seconds for the ATC heater-A/C control. When the LEDs or graphics stop flashing, the calibration procedure is complete.
    If the LEDs or graphics continue to flash beyond the normal three minute (manual) or twenty second (ATC) calibration time, it indicates that the heater-A/C control has detected a failure and a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) has been set. A dealership can use a DRBIIIĀ® scan tool to perform further diagnosis. The LEDs or graphics will continue to flash even after the ignition switch is cycled Off and On, until a successful calibration is completed or until the vehicle has been driven about 13 kilometers (8 miles).

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