In July my coolant outlet housing (big chunk o plastic behind the thermostat) sprang a leak on the way home. RockAutoed a Gates CO34838 Coolant Outlet kit which includes the full front and back housing with a new thermostat. Swapped it out and spent two days trying to get the system to bleed...
...and now for the rest of the story. The generic one I got from the local parts store worked for several days, but failed with drivers side blowing hot air the day after I posted. Double checked connector, re-bled coolant system. No luck. Ordered the Motorcraft YG378 from Amazon ($50...
Howdy,
2006 LS V8. Just wanted to confirm that the fix for these two issues popping up within the same day or so was indeed a bad DCCV (aka Heater Control Valve) for me.
~$140 from local parts store that had it in stock. Easy to replace on 2nd gen with only three hoses and a wire...
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