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Hi, I was wondering if someone could help me.
I;ve got a Ford Puma which has the age old heater problem (constantly blowing hot air) so I think it may be the HCV.
However I took off the electrical connector and applied a multimeter to test - when i used the chassis as a ground i got just under 12v (11.79) which was constant when i turned the heater from midway to cold. Out of interest I tried with the heater on hot and put the negative into the connector (this connector is just the two wires) and got a reading of around 3v.
Does this sound right? I'm not too familiar with multimeters so may have had the wrong setting or something?!
 
the 3v you are reading sounds like it might be between the 11.79 and the 14.odd v pushed out by your alternator when the engine is running. you really need an auto-electricians forum for your problem.
 

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