JeeperCreeper
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Odd thing happened yesterday after work...
We had a warm spell where it got above freezing for 3 days, then dipped back down to the teens. Not sure if that matters. I also took it through a car wash on those days to blow off winter grit, not sure if that matters either.
So it was back to being cold last night. Auto-started my truck about 10-15min prior to leaving. Truck should have been toasty.
Get to truck, truck's cold but engine temp is warmer. Truck should be warm.
No heat pushing through the vents. No blower pushing air. Use touch screen and dash buttons, turning on, off defrost, vent, floor, everything.
No combo made the blower fan kick on.
I drive to gas station across street to fill up. Fill track, restart truck, wait a few minutes.
Then, an awful grinding sound happens... Literally sounding like the fan breaking through ice chunks... and the vent kicks on and I get normal heat with a normal sounding fan... Maybe just a slight whirring noise but I might also be hyper aware and that may be normal
So here's my question: could my fan have frozen and had to break itself free?
Is there anyway for freeze/thaw ingress of water to the vents of the Ranger?
Any theories will help.
We had a warm spell where it got above freezing for 3 days, then dipped back down to the teens. Not sure if that matters. I also took it through a car wash on those days to blow off winter grit, not sure if that matters either.
So it was back to being cold last night. Auto-started my truck about 10-15min prior to leaving. Truck should have been toasty.
Get to truck, truck's cold but engine temp is warmer. Truck should be warm.
No heat pushing through the vents. No blower pushing air. Use touch screen and dash buttons, turning on, off defrost, vent, floor, everything.
No combo made the blower fan kick on.
I drive to gas station across street to fill up. Fill track, restart truck, wait a few minutes.
Then, an awful grinding sound happens... Literally sounding like the fan breaking through ice chunks... and the vent kicks on and I get normal heat with a normal sounding fan... Maybe just a slight whirring noise but I might also be hyper aware and that may be normal
So here's my question: could my fan have frozen and had to break itself free?
Is there anyway for freeze/thaw ingress of water to the vents of the Ranger?
Any theories will help.
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