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Can you manually change from heater from cold to hot if actuator is broken on a Ford Windstar?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes - BUT - the effort to attach something to the actual blend door, and have to keep it functioning is not going to be easy.
I would strongly suggest a repair.
The motor itself prices about $35-50 (more at a dealer).
I'd guess you could find one for less at a local auto salvage/junk yard.
And the repair itself is easy - 20-30 minutes and you're wife will be thanking you!
One of the times you'd be much better off not trying to work-around a true fix.
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