Where is the air blend door actuator located on a 1987 oldsmobile cutlass

1996 Chevrolet K1500 Air Blend Door Actuator

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VCAUTO HVAC Blend Door Actuator for 1996-2013 Chevrolet Express 1500 2500 3500; 1996-2013 GMC Savana 1500 2500 3500; 1996-2013 Cadillac DeVille 604-125.

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If you are looking for some sort of water valve that diverts water to/from the heater core, forget it. They don't exist anymore. They went away shortly after the widely adapted use of air conditioning in today's modern cars. Now, hot coolant is routed thru the heater core at all times, but is controlled by a cable-operated, or vacuum operated "blend door" located inside the heater box. If you are not getting heat to the vehicle, there are a few possible problems:

1. Bad thermostat - thus low coolant temperature and lack of heat.
2. Clogged heater core - no water flow thru core, thus no heat.
3. Broken control head - loss of cable or vacuum actuation of blend door.
4. Broken heater box/vacuum tank - no actuation of blend door.

Of the items listed above, based on the age of the vehicle and the likelihood of occurrence, I would investigate them in the order of 2, 4, 1, 3.

I would pull off the blend door actuator and swap it out with a new one. Or another option is to swap it out with one of the other actuators. The blend door actuator is interchangeable with the actuators for the mode-air doors and the recirculation-air door.

Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.

If equipped, remove the silencer from below the driver side of the instrument panel.

Disconnect the wire harness connector from the blend door actuator located on the driver side of the air distribution housing.

Remove the two screws that secure the blend door actuator to the actuator mounting bracket and remove the actuator

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If heater core is getting coolant circulating through it then you may have a temp blend door, or blend door actuator not working properly. The blend door is located in the air box under the dash, and the actuator is located on the air box. You may be able to visually check the operation while turning the temp knob, by locating the coresponding actuator on the air box and monitoring the movement. If it is moving ok and still no heat then the blend door, or lever is broken, which will require removal of the dash.

buried in the dash, about an 8 hour job.

If you have a late model GM car and the system is controlled electronically the blend door actuator becomes weak. When this situation occurs it will not move the air direction door inside of the heater/air conditioner plenum. in your case not to the vents Replace the actuator with new and recheck the system. i hope this helps

I would look at the air blend doors first, it sound like they are not working or your control in the dash is not working send a signal to them. they work by changing the air from hot to cold or in between.

Avalanche, Sierra And Silverado

1. Remove the floor air outlet duct extension (1) from the floor duct (2). Remove the floor air outlet duct extension (1) from the floor duct (2)
2. Disconnect the electrical connection at the blend door actuator (10). Blend door actuator and related components
3. Remove the blend door actuator mounting screws from the HVAC module.
4. Remove the blend door actuator as an assembly with the actuator cam. Remove the blend door actuator mounting screws from the HVAC module

To install:

1. Install the blend door actuator as an assembly with the actuator cam.
   1. Line up the heater/defroster valve lever with the blend door actuator cam slot.
   2. Line up the A/C valve lever with the blend door actuator cam
2. Install the blend door actuator mounting screw to the HVAC module.
   1. Tighten the blend door actuator mounting screw to 14 inch lbs. (1.6 Nm).
3. Connect the electrical connection at the blend door actuator (10). Blend door actuator and related components
4. Install the floor air outlet duct extension (1) to the floor air duct (2).

C/K Series

1. Disconnect the electrical connector to the mode actuator that is located on the left side of the air distribution case.
2. Remove the screws.
3. Remove the adjuster links from the control lever.
4. Remove the mode actuator.
5. Adjust the mode actuator by completing the following steps:
   1. Connect the electrical connector to the actuator.
   2. Turn the ignition switch to the RUN position. Allow the self-positioning of the actuator.
   3. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position.
   4. Remove the actuator from the electrical connection. Blend door actuator-C/K Series

To install:

1. Install the mode actuator.
2. Install the screws.
3. Install the adjuster links to the control lever.
4. Connect the electrical connector.
5. Test the circuit operation