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Frank DeAugustine Posted on Nov 05, 2014
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Why does Air flow to windshield defrost vents only?

Ac and heat air flows to the defrost vents only, no matter where the selector knob is positioned. Temp control and blower speed work fine. Just can't get air to flow through dash or floor vents.

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Check the blendoor in duct system not working.

  • Don Cahala Nov 06, 2014

    Nick has a valid point. Did a pen or something drop i the defroster vent?

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Most often the problem is in corroded negatives.
Go into the engine compartment and , one at a time with the power off, unscrew a ground wire on the wheel well or the firewall and clean the corrosion off it. Replace each one and tighten carefully. Repeat for every ground you can find. While you are at it, disconnect the battery wires and clean them too. When done, start the engine again (sorry, you might have lost all your radio settings!) and try the switch again. Even the engine may run better.

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  • Posted on Jun 05, 2009

SOURCE: blower works on all speeds but minimal air comes out

you have the blower motor and blower motor resitor that controls the speed of the blower motor and it is good to replace them as a pair. sounds like your resistor is going south

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 19, 2009

SOURCE: heating / air conditioning control stuck to front defrost vents

There is a vacuum leak under the hood. Find the vacuum line on the passenger side where it comes through the firewall and follow it to the engine. You system needs vacuum to operate and without it the default setting is on defrost for safety reasons.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 04, 2009

SOURCE: No air flows from dash vents

blend door actuator. to fix, the dasshboard has to be removed, A/C has to be reclaimed, and coolant drained. it is not an easy task for the DIY'er. best left to a repair shop as it is an aggrevating and time consuming process.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 15, 2009

SOURCE: NO AC/HEAT IN FRONT; BUT REAR AC SEEMS FINE, NO

check the fuse panel maybe is the fuse just blow ,and check the motor blower at the ac.good luck

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  • Posted on Sep 27, 2009

SOURCE: Air blows only on windshield even when placed on vents or feet

you may have abad slector door acuator.which is alittle motor bolted on the heater box.It move a door in box to direct air flow to right location.hope this helps.

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Air Flow Control
Air flow control is accomplished in the following manner:
  • Primary control is through the function selector knob , mounted on the heater function selector switch, which is part of the heater control .
  • The function selector knob has the following positions: OFF, PANEL, PANEL/FLOOR, FLOOR, FLOOR/DEFROST and DEFROST.
  • The heater function selector switch combines a vacuum selector valve with an internal electrical switch.
  • The vacuum selector valve directs source vacuum to various vacuum control motors (18A318) . Refer to the System Airflow Schematic and Vacuum Control Charts.
  • An internal single-pole electrical switch is also controlled by the selector. The switch controls the electrical supply to the heater blower motor switch (18578) .
  • The position of the function selector knob determines the manner in which the system will operate.
  • Each position of the function selector knob is detented for positive engagement.
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The temperature control operates in the following manner:
  • Temperature control of the heater system is determined by the position of the temperature control knob (between COOL-BLUE and WARM-RED) of the heater control .
  • This control knob is connected to a potentiometer mounted in the heater control . This potentiometer is electrically connected to the electric blend door actuator that operates the A/C air temperature control door.


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  • Movement of the control knob from COOL (Blue) to WARM (Red) causes a corresponding movement on the air temperature control door and determines the temperature that the system will maintain.
System uses a reheat method to provide conditioned air to the passenger compartment.
  • All airflow from the blower motor (18527) passes through the A/C evaporator housing .
  • Temperature is then regulated by reheating a portion of the air and blending it with the remaining cool air to the desired temperature.
  • Temperature blending is varied by the air temperature control door, which regulates the amount of air that flows through and/or around the heater core (18476) , where it is then mixed and distributed.
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