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Posted on Jan 15, 2009

Air conditioning blows out of the defrost vents only

The air conditioning and heater comes out at defroster. Doesn't matter where I set it at. Speed and temperature work okay, just that all of the air comes out at defroster.

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    No air to defroster on windshield air flow is going but no air is coming out of the windshield outlet other outlets are okay

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If this is the mechanical unit it is possible that the wire in the back has come adrift or the clip that holds the wire in position has come off and now the whole cable is moving.
Have a look at the bottom of the dash where the controls are fitted and move the control at the same time looking if there is any movement below the dash, take it from there

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