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Old 11-29-2012, 07:03 PM
mobyb4000 mobyb4000 is offline
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Default Side vents not blowing air

My center dash vents throw a ton of heat but the side vents barely trickle air out. Maybe a fuse or something havent really looked into it i figured id get some opinions first. Any idea what it could be?
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Old 11-29-2012, 07:06 PM
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Default Re: Side vents not blowing air

Did you open the little roller lever thing that closes or opens the vents. There are no fuses. And there is no way to isolate those vents otherwise.
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Old 11-29-2012, 07:07 PM
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Default Re: Side vents not blowing air

Mine does the same (ac and heat). Just figured the ducting for the sides were of a smaller size resulting in a smaller volumetric flow rate.
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Old 11-29-2012, 08:07 PM
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Yea the vent is open and thats what i was figuring too but they almost seem pointless lol
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Old 01-20-2014, 06:15 PM
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Old 01-20-2014, 06:51 PM
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Default Re: Side vents not blowing air

Mine do the same thing, I figured there was a problem with ducting as well. Now I am more inclined to think it is the nature of the beast.
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Old 01-20-2014, 06:56 PM
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Buy an F150 lol
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Old 01-20-2014, 06:57 PM
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The fan that blows the air isnt strong enough to blow as much air out the side vents as it does out the middle vents
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Old 01-20-2014, 08:16 PM
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It's a ranger thing. It's normal
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Old 01-23-2014, 01:54 PM
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Default Re: Side vents not blowing air

Mine does not same. I don't care much because the middle vents cool or heats the truck pretty well.
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