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Update Decided not to wait for a service appointment Ordered the duct from ford $5.42 Installed it today airflow to rear good now It also made the console temperature to moderate. I am wondering if the work vans have the heater vents under the seats

I just have the radio with the Cd, go the sound controls and use the Balance and fade to check all the speakers and then set them in the middle of the range. Then see how the Volume is If the two radios are same the Tc has much more volume so you will need more Volume.

16945 on the clock, with the exception of a soon to be resolved heater air flow issue The car is in the Groove. The shift quality and fuel mileage are very good. The car definitely adapts to the driver. Hope it lasts Keep us posted on your experience as the miles go on

The temperature of the water going to the heater core is at engine temperature [200+degrees] hot enough to cause a severe burn!!! Found out why the right side rear heat is not as good as the left side rear heat the transition duct from the heater to the floor duct is missing so the hot air just ends up in the console area. This explains the lack of heat in the back on the right side. It also explains console area gets very hot. For you folks with work vans if the heater for the back heat is not correctly blocked, then the heat will dump in the console area when the heat setting is to the floor. You might check and see if you feel air blowing out around the edges of the console. That is how I found the location of the missing duct. Now I have to see what the dealer is going to do. I think that when the duct is correctly installed the rear heat in the TC will be fine, Just in time for winter in Crazy cold Vermont!!

True, if you can take the heat for more than 6 seconds then it is less than 150 degrees

I did more digging into the rear heat ducting . On my TC the air flow on the right rear heat duct is not as good as the Drivers side. I am going to find out the cause, The parts diagram shoes them to feed off the same source. The left duct feeds warm air to the intake for the rear heater fan which feeds the vents on the door posts and the third seat vents .The location of the fan intake is forward of the heat duct outlet. this is a problem for the heat getting into the rear distribution fan and the booster heater. Working on a solution for this One more thing the air filter on the Rear heater fan is on the floor and will need to be changed often. The rear fan is still loud . The duct routing is the reason for the area around the shifter becoming very warm.

Every one needs to check under the front seats to make sure that the riser duct is correctly inserted into the front feed duct. This is critical for the heat generated in the front to exit under the front seat and heat the second seat floor. It also supplies the rearheater with warm air that is boosted. If these ducts are, not correct then the hot air is trapped under the rug!

Right now the engine space for both the gen 1 and gen 2 will not take a V 6. If you look at the world wide power options for the Tc. The US power is at the top. I think a 2.0 turbocharged 4 would be the logical choice for a hi output option. Mine is a 7 passenger and I carry 500 lbs of tools in the back over the folded seat and the performance while not breath taking is more than adequate.

Good news on the trans leak. The motor will move on the mounts a noticeable amout, If the mounts are too stiff the driveline vibration will be very noticeable and the ride quality will suffer The shift quality on my tc Kept getting better up through 10,000 miles . keep us posted

This happened to me today. Switched on the rear wiper wash cycle. Looked in the mirror to watch, wipers worked but no fluid. Hit the switch again, still no water. Hit the front wipe and wash all normal! Look to the right and there is a drip at right front door where the windshield meets the roof. The hose is two piece and is joined there with a push fit hose splice up behind the curtain air bag. It might have not been pushed together fully . I have another theory. The washer hose plastic is very soft and with the warm weather softened and worked its way off. Any way it is now reconnected and tie wraped to prevent it from happening again. If I had not cycled the washer multiple times I woud hot have had the drip and the leak could have made a real mess of the headliner.

Car dealers want all the front line employees to put the best face on all the time. That puts a filter on what they will say. they should make good on the scratches Hope they do a good job

Remember sales reps are sales Reps !!!

Nice Job every one

Thanks for the up date

Good keep us posted

My hope is that the tight shifts are to protect the clutches. The computer gets alot of data that affects the shift quality. In times pasted the trans was Signaled by throttle position and engine vacuum. The Paddle shift is good fun, It gives good RPM to speed information. Just finished a 240 mile pull with my Trailer the Trans shifted well. Put some miles on the TC will get better!

Yup that is a royal pain. Don't let it go to long right now it is just a valve if you run it too long it will need the seat cut if it runs too long I feel your pain!

Now that the deal is done Any Dealer can do the Warranty work. So if there is one you like better Switch

When does it shift hard, It likes to get into 6 gear fast, if you coast down and the speed is low it will drop two gears Skipping 5, this will make the revs go high fast, and could be what you are feeling. Mine improved the shift quality as I passed 5500 to 6000 miles. Yours might need to take a few road trips. Another thing I learned is with the Cruise on it will actively brake to maintain, the set speed it felt very weird until I knew what was happening .

Thats good news the resolution will be worth the wait

Thanks for the up date , if the Piston hit the valve when the timing was off,then it could be sluggish closing and that would effect the idle the most. It is most likely the exhaust valve. This is turning into a mission for you. will expect the full up date when you get into it

Thanks for the great update . Hope that is the solution Your van is going to last a long time in your climate and low mileage.

Spot on 103west43rd

Any news?

Thanks for the input your issue is on the way to being solved Good to here that they have a TSB on the issue . See if you can get the Part number of the kit or Seal that they are going to install. At one point I guess I will take mine in to have checked out. this time of the year no time and lots of Driving.