AC, Heat all settings blow against windshield, not through vents
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AC, Heat all settings blow against windshield, not through vents
Hi and thanks in advance for reading this post.
I've been driving my '87 GTA almost daily since I returned it to the road a few months ago. 305 TPI/Auto, digital dash. I've charged the AC with R12, and replaced the blower motor.
It doesn't matter whether I select Max AC, Norm AC, Bi-level, or Heater...most of the air blows up against the windshield and not through the vents.
Re: AC, Heat all settings blow against windshield, not through vents
The vacuum line from the engine enters the firewall on pass side, just about where last spark plug is, close to edge of heater box - it is bundled there with the wires that control the fan on the heater box.
On the inside, remove the radio bezel, and then remove the heater controls - you'll see where the vacuum line runs into the heater controls, and where the heater controls 'sends' this vacuum through a round switch looking thing on the right hand side that has several vacuum lines in different colors coming out of it.
Re: AC, Heat all settings blow against windshield, not through vents
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Originally Posted by racethesunlive
I'm interested in how you fix this because I have the same issue with my camaro
I've had problems with mine doing this, but it wasn't for lack of vacuum. From sitting for long periods of time, the damper doors get stuck. I was able to free mine by playing with the controls until it broke free. I now leave the controls in the vent position with the fan off so that the door has to operate every time I start the car.
Re: AC, Heat all settings blow against windshield, not through vents
If you can hear a hissing sound when you move your selector switch you need to replace the round thingy as mentioned above it is called a selector valve part#16032395 your control is going to default mode. The valve controls what vent air comes out of.
