Broken Jeep heater and unhappy wife!
 

I received this from a friend, but I've never owned a Jeep Cherokee (I own a
CJ and YJ, My Cherokee is a Piper). Anyone know how to fix this?

Hi all,

My 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee has developed a "glitch" and I need advice! The
passenger dash vents and floor vents are all blowing air but it is COLD even
when the switches are set for hot. (It blows hot on the driver's side.) OF
course, it is out of warranty and the estimate is 1,200 to go into the dash
and replace a "flapper". That's a LOT of avgas... And user fees! ;) The
question is does anyone know how difficult it is to go in, extricate the
part and swap it or fix it myself? If anyone happens to know of a website
with "how-to remove the dash", that would be a help. OR, should I just let
the dealer do it?

Thanks in advance,

Ralph

PS To give you an idea of what I can take on, I recently, skinned the
passenger seat, found a broken wire in the seat heater and soldered it back.

Even managed to reassemble the seat and put it back in the Jeep! :)



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Re: Broken Jeep heater and unhappy wife!
 

Maybe he will feel better if you call it a "blend door" instead of a
"flapper". ;^)

Earle

"Steve Foley" <steve.foley@att.DELETE.net> wrote in message
news:GskBh.36$tQ.26@trndny07...
> I received this from a friend, but I've never owned a Jeep Cherokee (I own
a
> CJ and YJ, My Cherokee is a Piper). Anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Hi all,
>
> My 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee has developed a "glitch" and I need advice!
The
> passenger dash vents and floor vents are all blowing air but it is COLD
even
> when the switches are set for hot. (It blows hot on the driver's side.) OF
> course, it is out of warranty and the estimate is 1,200 to go into the
dash
> and replace a "flapper". That's a LOT of avgas... And user fees! ;) The
> question is does anyone know how difficult it is to go in, extricate the
> part and swap it or fix it myself? If anyone happens to know of a website
> with "how-to remove the dash", that would be a help. OR, should I just let
> the dealer do it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ralph
>
> PS To give you an idea of what I can take on, I recently, skinned the
> passenger seat, found a broken wire in the seat heater and soldered it
back.
>
> Even managed to reassemble the seat and put it back in the Jeep! :)
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Piper mailing list
>
>

Re: Broken Jeep heater and unhappy wife!
 

Maybe he will feel better if you call it a "blend door" instead of a
"flapper". ;^)

Earle

"Steve Foley" <steve.foley@att.DELETE.net> wrote in message
news:GskBh.36$tQ.26@trndny07...
> I received this from a friend, but I've never owned a Jeep Cherokee (I own
a
> CJ and YJ, My Cherokee is a Piper). Anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Hi all,
>
> My 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee has developed a "glitch" and I need advice!
The
> passenger dash vents and floor vents are all blowing air but it is COLD
even
> when the switches are set for hot. (It blows hot on the driver's side.) OF
> course, it is out of warranty and the estimate is 1,200 to go into the
dash
> and replace a "flapper". That's a LOT of avgas... And user fees! ;) The
> question is does anyone know how difficult it is to go in, extricate the
> part and swap it or fix it myself? If anyone happens to know of a website
> with "how-to remove the dash", that would be a help. OR, should I just let
> the dealer do it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ralph
>
> PS To give you an idea of what I can take on, I recently, skinned the
> passenger seat, found a broken wire in the seat heater and soldered it
back.
>
> Even managed to reassemble the seat and put it back in the Jeep! :)
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Piper mailing list
>
>

Re: Broken Jeep heater and unhappy wife!
 

Maybe he will feel better if you call it a "blend door" instead of a
"flapper". ;^)

Earle

"Steve Foley" <steve.foley@att.DELETE.net> wrote in message
news:GskBh.36$tQ.26@trndny07...
> I received this from a friend, but I've never owned a Jeep Cherokee (I own
a
> CJ and YJ, My Cherokee is a Piper). Anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Hi all,
>
> My 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee has developed a "glitch" and I need advice!
The
> passenger dash vents and floor vents are all blowing air but it is COLD
even
> when the switches are set for hot. (It blows hot on the driver's side.) OF
> course, it is out of warranty and the estimate is 1,200 to go into the
dash
> and replace a "flapper". That's a LOT of avgas... And user fees! ;) The
> question is does anyone know how difficult it is to go in, extricate the
> part and swap it or fix it myself? If anyone happens to know of a website
> with "how-to remove the dash", that would be a help. OR, should I just let
> the dealer do it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ralph
>
> PS To give you an idea of what I can take on, I recently, skinned the
> passenger seat, found a broken wire in the seat heater and soldered it
back.
>
> Even managed to reassemble the seat and put it back in the Jeep! :)
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Piper mailing list
>
>

Re: Broken Jeep heater and unhappy wife!
 

Maybe he will feel better if you call it a "blend door" instead of a
"flapper". ;^)

Earle

"Steve Foley" <steve.foley@att.DELETE.net> wrote in message
news:GskBh.36$tQ.26@trndny07...
> I received this from a friend, but I've never owned a Jeep Cherokee (I own
a
> CJ and YJ, My Cherokee is a Piper). Anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Hi all,
>
> My 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee has developed a "glitch" and I need advice!
The
> passenger dash vents and floor vents are all blowing air but it is COLD
even
> when the switches are set for hot. (It blows hot on the driver's side.) OF
> course, it is out of warranty and the estimate is 1,200 to go into the
dash
> and replace a "flapper". That's a LOT of avgas... And user fees! ;) The
> question is does anyone know how difficult it is to go in, extricate the
> part and swap it or fix it myself? If anyone happens to know of a website
> with "how-to remove the dash", that would be a help. OR, should I just let
> the dealer do it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ralph
>
> PS To give you an idea of what I can take on, I recently, skinned the
> passenger seat, found a broken wire in the seat heater and soldered it
back.
>
> Even managed to reassemble the seat and put it back in the Jeep! :)
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Piper mailing list
>
>

Re: Broken Jeep heater and unhappy wife!
 

It appears he has a Limited or Overland with its failure prone Automatic
Zone Controls.

If he is handy mechanically the parts to fix everything run about $350. The
expensive part is labor as you have to remove the entire dash. Quite often
it is recommended to replace the heater core and AC coils while you are in
there.

If everything is being replaced then $1200 is a fair price.

"Steve Foley" <steve.foley@att.DELETE.net> wrote in message
news:GskBh.36$tQ.26@trndny07...
>I received this from a friend, but I've never owned a Jeep Cherokee (I own
>a CJ and YJ, My Cherokee is a Piper). Anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Hi all,
>
> My 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee has developed a "glitch" and I need advice!
> The passenger dash vents and floor vents are all blowing air but it is
> COLD even when the switches are set for hot. (It blows hot on the driver's
> side.) OF course, it is out of warranty and the estimate is 1,200 to go
> into the dash and replace a "flapper". That's a LOT of avgas... And user
> fees! ;) The question is does anyone know how difficult it is to go in,
> extricate the part and swap it or fix it myself? If anyone happens to know
> of a website with "how-to remove the dash", that would be a help. OR,
> should I just let the dealer do it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ralph
>
> PS To give you an idea of what I can take on, I recently, skinned the
> passenger seat, found a broken wire in the seat heater and soldered it
> back.
>
> Even managed to reassemble the seat and put it back in the Jeep! :)
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Piper mailing list
>
>

Re: Broken Jeep heater and unhappy wife!
 

It appears he has a Limited or Overland with its failure prone Automatic
Zone Controls.

If he is handy mechanically the parts to fix everything run about $350. The
expensive part is labor as you have to remove the entire dash. Quite often
it is recommended to replace the heater core and AC coils while you are in
there.

If everything is being replaced then $1200 is a fair price.

"Steve Foley" <steve.foley@att.DELETE.net> wrote in message
news:GskBh.36$tQ.26@trndny07...
>I received this from a friend, but I've never owned a Jeep Cherokee (I own
>a CJ and YJ, My Cherokee is a Piper). Anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Hi all,
>
> My 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee has developed a "glitch" and I need advice!
> The passenger dash vents and floor vents are all blowing air but it is
> COLD even when the switches are set for hot. (It blows hot on the driver's
> side.) OF course, it is out of warranty and the estimate is 1,200 to go
> into the dash and replace a "flapper". That's a LOT of avgas... And user
> fees! ;) The question is does anyone know how difficult it is to go in,
> extricate the part and swap it or fix it myself? If anyone happens to know
> of a website with "how-to remove the dash", that would be a help. OR,
> should I just let the dealer do it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ralph
>
> PS To give you an idea of what I can take on, I recently, skinned the
> passenger seat, found a broken wire in the seat heater and soldered it
> back.
>
> Even managed to reassemble the seat and put it back in the Jeep! :)
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Piper mailing list
>
>

Re: Broken Jeep heater and unhappy wife!
 

It appears he has a Limited or Overland with its failure prone Automatic
Zone Controls.

If he is handy mechanically the parts to fix everything run about $350. The
expensive part is labor as you have to remove the entire dash. Quite often
it is recommended to replace the heater core and AC coils while you are in
there.

If everything is being replaced then $1200 is a fair price.

"Steve Foley" <steve.foley@att.DELETE.net> wrote in message
news:GskBh.36$tQ.26@trndny07...
>I received this from a friend, but I've never owned a Jeep Cherokee (I own
>a CJ and YJ, My Cherokee is a Piper). Anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Hi all,
>
> My 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee has developed a "glitch" and I need advice!
> The passenger dash vents and floor vents are all blowing air but it is
> COLD even when the switches are set for hot. (It blows hot on the driver's
> side.) OF course, it is out of warranty and the estimate is 1,200 to go
> into the dash and replace a "flapper". That's a LOT of avgas... And user
> fees! ;) The question is does anyone know how difficult it is to go in,
> extricate the part and swap it or fix it myself? If anyone happens to know
> of a website with "how-to remove the dash", that would be a help. OR,
> should I just let the dealer do it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ralph
>
> PS To give you an idea of what I can take on, I recently, skinned the
> passenger seat, found a broken wire in the seat heater and soldered it
> back.
>
> Even managed to reassemble the seat and put it back in the Jeep! :)
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Piper mailing list
>
>

Re: Broken Jeep heater and unhappy wife!
 

It appears he has a Limited or Overland with its failure prone Automatic
Zone Controls.

If he is handy mechanically the parts to fix everything run about $350. The
expensive part is labor as you have to remove the entire dash. Quite often
it is recommended to replace the heater core and AC coils while you are in
there.

If everything is being replaced then $1200 is a fair price.

"Steve Foley" <steve.foley@att.DELETE.net> wrote in message
news:GskBh.36$tQ.26@trndny07...
>I received this from a friend, but I've never owned a Jeep Cherokee (I own
>a CJ and YJ, My Cherokee is a Piper). Anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Hi all,
>
> My 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee has developed a "glitch" and I need advice!
> The passenger dash vents and floor vents are all blowing air but it is
> COLD even when the switches are set for hot. (It blows hot on the driver's
> side.) OF course, it is out of warranty and the estimate is 1,200 to go
> into the dash and replace a "flapper". That's a LOT of avgas... And user
> fees! ;) The question is does anyone know how difficult it is to go in,
> extricate the part and swap it or fix it myself? If anyone happens to know
> of a website with "how-to remove the dash", that would be a help. OR,
> should I just let the dealer do it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ralph
>
> PS To give you an idea of what I can take on, I recently, skinned the
> passenger seat, found a broken wire in the seat heater and soldered it
> back.
>
> Even managed to reassemble the seat and put it back in the Jeep! :)
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Piper mailing list
>
>

Re: Broken Jeep heater and unhappy wife!
 

were are you located?/ i'll do it for 300 labor plus parts i have done at least
20 in the last 2 years

Steve Foley wrote:

> I received this from a friend, but I've never owned a Jeep Cherokee (I own a
> CJ and YJ, My Cherokee is a Piper). Anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Hi all,
>
> My 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee has developed a "glitch" and I need advice! The
> passenger dash vents and floor vents are all blowing air but it is COLD even
> when the switches are set for hot. (It blows hot on the driver's side.) OF
> course, it is out of warranty and the estimate is 1,200 to go into the dash
> and replace a "flapper". That's a LOT of avgas... And user fees! ;) The
> question is does anyone know how difficult it is to go in, extricate the
> part and swap it or fix it myself? If anyone happens to know of a website
> with "how-to remove the dash", that would be a help. OR, should I just let
> the dealer do it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ralph
>
> PS To give you an idea of what I can take on, I recently, skinned the
> passenger seat, found a broken wire in the seat heater and soldered it back.
>
> Even managed to reassemble the seat and put it back in the Jeep! :)
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Piper mailing list