Ford KA, KA2, KA3 (1996 - 2008) - 02 1.3 Fans only blowing cold

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Sat 18 Oct 2008 12:43
02 1.3 Fans only blowing cold - Errodiel
As the title says, the fans in my 2002 Ka are only blowing cold air. A bit of reading says it's 90% likely to be the heater control valve that's at fault. The question is, is it an easy part for a novice to replace? We have a ford dealer nearby where we can get the part and my partner has some experience messing with engines...but we have very little in the way of tools - just a couple of screwdriver sets, and a couple of wrenches and sockets.

Would I be better off taking the Ka and the part to my friendly local backstreet garage? Cheers :)
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Sun 19 Oct 2008 15:21
02 1.3 Fans only blowing cold - piston power
If you have the haynes manual it will "guide" you through it.

Does the engine coolant hoses get hot when been running a while?

Could also be stuck open thermostat which again is a easy job to do.
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Sun 19 Oct 2008 20:21
02 1.3 Fans only blowing cold - Andrew Moorey (Tune-Up)
Almost certainly the valve. The same part on a fiesta is relatively simple but the Ka is more difficult as the Ka is much tighter for space. If you are not that confident get your indy to do it.
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Mon 27 Oct 2008 17:21
02 1.3 Fans only blowing cold - Errodiel
Thanks for the replies! I'm about to run the other half to work, so I'll check the coolant hoses when I get back. I'll dig out the Haynes and have a look in there to see how it looks :)
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Thu 4 Dec 2008 15:15
02 1.3 Fans only blowing cold - BeemerCoupe
did this work?? i also have a KA blowing out cold air, not good in this weather! my garage says it could be a bigger problem - radiator / head gasket (!). is this likely. they havn't looked at it yet but from what ive read it sounds like the heater control valve
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