# Windstar heating problems

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/windstar-heating-problems/14030>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 14, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windstar-heating-problems/14030 "2008-05-14T21:33:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![2manycats](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/2manycats/32/784_2.png) [@2manycats](https://community.cartalk.com/u/2manycats)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windstar-heating-problems/14030/1 "2008-05-14T21:33:03Z")

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Hi everyone! A month ago, my 2001 Windstar stopped blowing warm air. “No problem”, says I, “probably just a bad thermostat”. But from under the dash was a ‘thump . . . thump . . .thump’ noise, maybe a ‘thump’ a second. I tried turning switches (blower on, off, hot cold, etc) but nothing changed. After a couple hours it stopped-but still no warm air.  
  
  
  
 Now the thump is back, and nothing I can do will stop it. Obviously the thump and no heat are connected, but I just can’t figure it out. Any suggestions about where I can start looking?  
  
  
  
 Thanks,  
  
 Dean

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windstar-heating-problems/14030/2 "2008-05-14T21:54:08Z")

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Blend air door?

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**Author:** ![2manycats](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/2manycats/32/784_2.png) [@2manycats](https://community.cartalk.com/u/2manycats)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windstar-heating-problems/14030/3 "2008-05-14T21:57:12Z")

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Never even thought about it. I’ll check. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![cappy208](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cappy208/32/31_2.png) [@cappy208](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cappy208)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windstar-heating-problems/14030/4 "2008-05-14T23:33:04Z")

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first things first.

does the fan work? you say it doesn’t blow hot, does it blow at all?

have you found the heater hoses under the dash? are they warm?

is the engine temp gauge in the middle of the range (normal), assuming you don’t have an idiot light.

does the thump go away when you turn off the fan?

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windstar-heating-problems/14030/5 "2008-05-15T00:36:55Z")

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The blend door is broken and the motor keeps trying to move it – thump thump thump…

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**Author:** ![2manycats](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/2manycats/32/784_2.png) [@2manycats](https://community.cartalk.com/u/2manycats)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/windstar-heating-problems/14030/6 "2008-05-15T15:42:57Z")

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Fan works, blows cold no matter where I put the selector switch. Heater hoses warm, temp gauge shows warm (middle), thump continues until I turn the key off.