On my 2005 3.0 Stype the AC was only blowing warn air. After much research and troubleshooting determined the DCCV was the problem. So, replaced the DCCV then looked at my CCM for burn traces on the board and had none. Still did not work. Finally, isolated an open on the DCCV centre wire and removed for repair. However, the wire was broken so close to the pin I couldn't solder.

Therefore, is it possible to get a new connector to dress it onto the old harness cluster? Or, do I need to buy the whole assembly?

 

Ford makes pigtail connector kits for their cars and as the Lincoln uses the same valve there is probably one available.

Look here Motorcraft® Wiring Sets for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Vehicles | The Official Ford Parts Site | FordParts.com

 

I certainly hope not Shawn, but be prepared to have trouble with your climate control module - seems to be a thing after the DCCV has caused trouble.
Barbara

 

A scrapyard (wrecker) could sell you one. ebay may be an easy place just look for someone breaking the right kind of car.

 

I discovered you can pop the pins out of the connector which gave the me extra wire to work with. I then soldered the connections, popped the pins back in and everything worked great. My wife was so happy today to finally have AC back.

thanks for everyone's suggestions.

 

Good job. How do you pop the pins out?

 

Pins in most connectors are held in by little springy bits (tangs). Find an old one and have a play. Poke some strong thin metal item in - a needle or the like. If need be smash plastic to see what the pins are like to get the idea.

The big PCM-type ones are different because they're big enough to have a release mechanism. Once figured out you can do anything (move pins around etc) and re-lock.

 

Thanks, but I wondered if they came out backwards or from the 'pin' side. The backwards route would require the bung to be removed somehow. The 'pin' side seems to have no obvious means of access to the tangs.

 

Varies with the connector but from the rear more commonly I think. The STR has even less access than the other S-Types for the DCCV wiring so I don't know.

 

Ok, thanks.

 

Here's a youtube video I watched to help me figure it out. I used a tiny optical screw driver to pop the latch.

 

Thanks, that helps.