Calentador A/C y controles para Ford Mustang

Ford Mustang A/C and Heater Controls

Gone are the days of rolling down your Ford Mustangs window to cool off. Due to the advent of contemporary A/C and heater technologies, maintaining climate comfort is but a touch away. At least, that is the case until something goes wrong and you need replacement parts.

While you control the heat and cold within the Ford Mustang using the same control panel, the mechanisms that heat and cool the compartment are not fully dependent on one another. In other words, it is not unusual to have A/C but not heat or vice versa. A heater core heats the air to warm the Mustang. In combination with the radiator, cooling fans, and a condenser, it also supports cooling down the air. The air, once heated or cooled, is then piped into the car through a series of hoses.

The bypass valve controls the flow of coolant, also known as a refrigerant, through the heater core. When you use the control panel in the passenger compartment to increase or decrease the heat, you are opening or closing this valve. This valve also controls the flow of refrigerant through the A/C system, which cools the car. If your Ford Mustang heater control valve fails to operate properly, you may end up without air or be unable to control the cars interior temperature.

Signs that you may need to replace your Fords heater core include the following:

• The Mustang is overheating.
• You are going through a lot of coolant and have confirmed that the hoses are not leaking out the coolant.
• The heater no longer works.
• You smell a sticky-sweet odor of refrigerant.
• The interior of the Mustang fogs up with condensation, and it is not related to ambient temperature.

The Fords heater core has a hose running from the radiator, which houses the refrigerant, into the core. The warm air comes out of the core through a second. If the first hose is warm but the second is cool, you may have a blockage in the heater core. Depending on the severity of the blockage, you may need to replace the heater core or simply clean the blockage out with pressurized water.