Hot air blows out on passenger side of truck

130,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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WILL O
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Hot air blows out on passenger side of truck/but verry little.On drivers side,cold air blows out with extreme force.Defrost blows out warm air.Temp guage in the truck reads normal.I had the radiator flushed,no difference. Any thoughts?
Jan 4, 2010 at 12:59 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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The vent doors are actuated by an motorized actuator it sounds like the mode actuator for the passengers side is out but you can check each of their operation and replace the one that is not working here it the location of each in the diagrams below with a guide that can help as well.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-heater-not-working

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-blend-door-motor

Check out the diagrams (Below). Please let us know what happens.
Apr 23, 2021 at 3:53 AM
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GOOD27
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Thanks for this post I had to get two new acaturos to fix my truck.
Apr 23, 2021 at 3:53 AM
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