front climate control

Timnz · Post by **Timnz** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:49 am

Has anyone come across this?
I have a digital climate control display, and you have to increase the temperature to over 29 before the air coming out is slightly warm, even in summer. It is not truely hot till 32..

The rear heater control works as normal, low is cool, medium heat is medium heat and hot is hot!

The system has no air locks as far as I know, and no water leaks, and engine temp stays just under half way.

Any suggestions?

andyfb78 · Post by **andyfb78** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:31 pm

Mine is exactly the same.

I'm hoping that more people report this so I can stop worrying. Something in the calibration I assume. Maybe an old thermocouple?

Anyone else?

neil/di · Post by **neil/di** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:13 pm

Mine to is the same and once it has got hot back it down to the temp you want
Neil

Dago & Mrs D · Post by **Dago & Mrs D** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:27 pm

Ours warms up happily at a lower setting, 23 is normally quite hot but then suddenly there will be cold air coming through and you have to up the setting. I've always assumed that this is because it's reached the required temperature and therefore cut off the heat, but is that right?

Mrs. D

David Edwards · Post by **David Edwards** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:29 pm

I take it that the engine has reached normal operating temperature otherwise it will blow cold. ( I am not being sarcastic honest). I find it will blow hot if you press the air con button twice, once will show econ and the second time will switch it off and hot air should come through, normally accompanied by that warm radiator water smell, if peeps know what I mean. I have always thought mind that the bongo heater is slow compared to a real ford one. Happy motoring.

Post by **Simon Jones** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:05 am

Mine seems to be the same. There is a point about 30 where the air changes from slightly warm to nice & hot. I guess it must be the point at which the valve fully opens.

Timnz · Post by **Timnz** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:52 am

good to hear someone else has come across this.. it appears that airflow through the top vents doesn't respond to the heat temperature adjustment as well as top vents + footwell vents, where the temperature control works as you would expect.

Bonza · Post by **Bonza** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:04 am

CLIMATE CONTROL

I've worked out that there is no way to manually set the temp without putting the auto system on (at least fan on low but any position will get the setting you want).
Once I get the required heat coming out I turn off the auto system.

When I first got the van it took me sometime to work it out but there is no way to set the heat/cold settings without putting auto on first.
Bonz