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Question: knocking in dash near vents

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Visitor, Santa Barbara, CA, April 26, 2011, 02:16

loud knocking noise in the air vent area under dash. when I turn the heater control knob toward heat, the knock may stop immediately, but if return it ack to the cool area, the knock returns. recently, the temperture would remain hot, even after turning the control knob. the knocking temporarily stopped. The knocking reappeared after the temperature returned to normal while moving it from cool to hot.

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    cogcan April 26, 2011, 03:12
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    sounds like there is something either in the ac duct or something loose on the blend door

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    overbys from Overbys Inc, April 26, 2011, 07:48
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    the good news is that it's a blend flap motor. the bad news is that most of the dash must be removed to replace it.

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