small hole in dash?
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small hole in dash?
i was fixing the ducting rattling around behind my passenger airbag and noticed right under the window there is a small hole around 1/2" or so, is there supposed to be a plug for this or is it just open? i havent noticed anything laying around? and i cannot find any diagrams of the interior so i dont know what it would be called or where to get one.
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That hole was put there for the Sun Load Sensor, part of the EATC climate control that was available as an option in some 2nd generation Explorers. Although they share many dash components with certain Explorers, Rangers did not have the factory EATC option. Without EATC, the hole is unused and has no cap or plug.
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Here's a photo of the SLS shown clipped to the underside of the defrost panel:
And here is another provision for the EATC that serves no purpose in a Ranger. It is the intake port for the Interior Temperature Sensor. Ford eliminated this port from the Ranger dash a few years ago but I don't know exactly when. You can see the small louvered port in this pic between the radio bezel and the passenger airbag cover.
It is possible to convert certain year Rangers to the Explorer EATC. The EATC mod is not a trivial project but John Griggs's excellent and extensive How-to makes it easier.
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