Hot Air by Driver's Side Floorboard

[6-Speed]

While driving my 2007 GT500 I always notice hot air emanating from the area by my feet after the motor has warmed up. There is an evaporator/blower assembly above and to the right of the accelerator and it is pretty warm even with the temperature knob set to full cool. Anybody else observe this on their car? :??:

 

[99cobraUgotbit]

I used to notice it a lot in my old 5.0 after a longtube swap. Floor board would be hot!!!:shrug:

 

[54First]

Seems like one of the temperature mixing doors in your climate control may be stuck.

Steve

 

[6-Speed]

ok ... doesn't sound like it is a normal characteristic of the 2007 to 2009 model to have heat radiating from the floorboard area.

 

[Slabo]

ok ... doesn't sound like it is a normal characteristic of the 2007 to 2009 model to have heat radiating from the floorboard area.

I wouldn't say that. It has always seemed to get hot around the accelerator petal even with the heat off.

 

[54First]

ok ... doesn't sound like it is a normal characteristic of the 2007 to 2009 model to have heat radiating from the floorboard area.

I've never noticed it on mine.

Steve

 

[stkjock]

stock exhaust?

IIRC the cats are in that area and the radiant heat is what you are feeling if the air is hot but not "blown"

 

[moncho]

Do you also get hot air on the top vents? If so, could be due to a bad hot/cold temp valve being stuck in the open position allowing hot coolant to enter the climate system when even set to cold. Other than that I would follow 54's suggestion.

Good luck
Ray

 

[6-Speed]

Thanks for the feedback. Stock exhaust ... my first thought is it might be from the Cats. I agree, the hot air is not blown in, it just gets hot by my feet so it's just a nuisance right now.

There is no hot air coming in from the vents unless I turn the temperature knob up and turn on the fan, but I can feel the evaporator/blower assembly hot to the touch even with the knob set fully CCW so I suspect the radiated heat is from that unit. I can't image Ford would continuously pipe hot coolant into that unit. I'll have to look into it further.

 

[Slabo]

Thanks for the feedback. Stock exhaust ... my first thought is it might be from the Cats. I agree, the hot air is not blown in, it just gets hot by my feet so it's just a nuisance right now.

There is no hot air coming in from the vents unless I turn the temperature knob up and turn on the fan, but I can feel the evaporator/blower assembly hot to the touch even with the knob set fully CCW so I suspect the radiated heat is from that unit. I can't image Ford would continuously pipe hot coolant into that unit. I'll have to look into it further.

Keep me posted 6-Speed because I must have the same thing going on. I just have never taken the time to figure it out.

 

[Harry08]

08 with long tubes and high flow cats, no issues.