I am in the process of waiting 30 mins for it to reset. This is my last ditch effort before I pull apart the dash. How much of the dash do I have to take apart and do you have a step bye step process to do so? I know you had mentioned their is a post that has instructions but not sure where. And for future reference, if and when I disconnect the battery, how do I avoid this problem? :suicide:
30 to 60 seconds is all you need to wait. Close your doors and windows and you can normally hear them cycle. I thought I had it, when I pulled the HVAC B fuse, I thought I started getting air through my top vents, but didnt matter, I only got hot air! AC wont turn on with no HVAC B fuse, just hot air from the fan. So had to pull the dash and force the actuator to blow out of my top vents (top vents only preferred over bottom only vents for me and likely most people)
steps from memory:
get under the dash with a light, and a ratchet with a 7mm socket i think it was, get off all those, pull the panel under the steering wheel too, couple of 7mmm or 10mm around there too, lay down on ur back and look up
on your left and up is the temp mode actuator (hot / cold i think) which is easier to see first..
and look up a bit higher and slightly to your right (maybe about even with gas pedal give or take but straight up) youll see a plug with 5 colored wires in another actuator, this is your vent mode actuator (air direction).
i used a flathead to force it to blow out the top vents, just be sure to pull the harness off if you want it to stay that way, until you get a new part (hopefully you dont mind the "check engine" icon lit up on your cluster all the time, cause it will stay on)
oh make sure this is your prob first though, by turning key on and messing with your AC controls. watch the metal round gear, or touch it, and see if it moves when you switch settings. if it doesnt, you found your bad actuator.