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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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I posted this in the wrong forum. Sorry. My corvette has been a learning process for me. So forgive the newbie if I don't know part names.

Where the A/C blower enters the firewall there is a door that has an actuator that opens below the windshield on the passenger side. I have no idea what this "door" is called, but it won't close. My guess is the actuator is bad, but is there a fix for this? Can this "door" be permanently closed? I have a working A/C. I use that term loosely, but it works.

Thanks to anyone that can offer help with this problem. I'll be posting and reading a lot from this point on as my car is coming home from the shop tomorrow after a complete engine rebuild, transmission rebuild, and an upper windshield frame repair.
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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IT SOUNDS LIKE THE FRESH AIR DOOR.
You can open this to draw in outside air, close it to re-use inside air.
The AC will usually be colder if the door is closed
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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Thanks for that answer. Any way to get it to close permanently? It's stuck open.
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