Radio Noise from Heater Controls

Recently I've noticed radio interfearance originating from the standard heater temperature control. It is most noticeable when listening to relatively weak AM stations. It is most apparent when the Explorer is cold and the control fully clockwise. The whinning interfearance can be "tuned" out by moving the temp knob a bit but may drift back. It occurs regardless of the other heater control positions.

Has any one else noticed this and chased down a solution? Is a schematic of the "solid state" mixing door control available?

The truck is a 99 Explorer Sport with a 4L SOHC . The heater has the standard 3 knob controls not the ETAC option.

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Bill Hall

With the major use of computers in modern vehicles, there are lots of noises associated with controls. No fix for the original poster, but the fuel pump noise is pretty easy. Ford has a TSB and a module they can install on the furl pump motor to greatly reduce that noise. Or, you can build your own filter with bypass caps and common-mode filtering with ferrite cores.

=Vic= Bear Gap, PA

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