I had a 2000 Taurus with the same problem.It was the blower door motor.Its the little motor that opens and closes the door that directs the heat to the vents.Cost me $330.00 at a dealer because the average person can't get at the motor.Hope this helps.Also have the thermostat looked at,it could be stuck open.
If you have lost a sufficient amount of coolant this will stop the heater working because there will be no hot water in the heater rad.
Various possibilities including thermostat, low coolant, weak coolant, cylinder head gasket, cylinder head. could aso be your electric fan not working leaking heater core!
Low coolant? Cooling fan not working? Thermostat not opening? Water pump not circulating coolant?
Various possibilities including thermostat, low coolant, weak coolant, cylinder head gasket, cylinder head. mine overheated, I needed a new headgasket. FOund out it was because I didn't have any coolant in it. The warning signs are your engine sign will start to turn over to overheating. You should also check to make sure your fan is working. Don't forget the leaking heater core. It will drain the fluid out the firewall as you drive and the next thing you know, you are out of fluid and overheating and can't find a leak! The plastic core connectors to the heater hoses commonly crack and leak. The replacement cores have aluminum connectors! Darn cheap plastic!!
yes...fisrst you need to check if the temp sensor is working. If this has an electric fan, check the relay and the fan motors. or when my 97 4.6 v8 was overheating, it was leaking coolant from the head gaskets.
It could be a number of things, a clogged radiator,bad thermostat,low coolant, hoses leaking coolant, radiator fan not working,or a leaking head gasket. Hope this helps you.
You could be leaking coolant, your blower fan might not be working, etc.
Did you check the thermostat to make sure it is working? If it is and you have enough coolant, you might want to check for head gasket issue. You can rent a tester at Autozone. HTH
Check the coolant in the 96 Taurus. Check to insure that the thermostat is working properly, and that the water pump is working.
check to see if the electric fan is working and cutting in at the correct temp. other thing to check is your temp gauge working correctly? check coolant temp with the OBD diagnostic tool and see if this is saying that the coolant is overheating. check to see if the electric fan is working and cutting in at the correct temp. other thing to check is your temp gauge working correctly? check coolant temp with the OBD diagnostic tool and see if this is saying that the coolant is overheating.
first check to see if you are leaking coolant from anywhere see if your fans are working. then check the thermostat. then check your water pump most likely it will be the water pump because the stupid ford designers made the impellers in the pump plastic
If the cylinder is leaking hydraulic fluid or air or whatever its not working real good. If the cylinder goes all the way thru its stroke and what ever it is activating doesn't activate, the cylinder is likely not working. If the piston in the cylinder is not (will not move) moving at all it ain't working. If your working on a car made by British-Leyland its time to trade for something asian.