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Help: 1980 climate control problem
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Racer
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From: Matthews North Carolina
Help: 1980 climate control problem
Recently, one of my climate control levers on my 1980 became slightly stuck. To free the lever, i had to apply a little force. Oddly enough, now the heater and/or ac air only blows through the footvents, none from the face vents.
Can anyone solve this riddle? I must have broken something in my electrical selector switch. Do i need to replace the whole piece?
Thx for any help...
Can anyone solve this riddle? I must have broken something in my electrical selector switch. Do i need to replace the whole piece?
Thx for any help...
Safety Car
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This is the easiest way but may not be the cheapest.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Aurora Ontario
Recently, one of my climate control levers on my 1980 became slightly stuck. To free the lever, i had to apply a little force. Oddly enough, now the heater and/or ac air only blows through the footvents, none from the face vents.
Can anyone solve this riddle? I must have broken something in my electrical selector switch. Do i need to replace the whole piece?
Thx for any help...
Can anyone solve this riddle? I must have broken something in my electrical selector switch. Do i need to replace the whole piece?
Thx for any help...
Jim
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Racer
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From: Matthews North Carolina
thx for the pics..can i replace this piece by just taking the passenger side panel off and not having to take the passenger seat out?
is it better to just replace the whole piece instaed of trying to mend or rig together, even though it will cost more?
rs
is it better to just replace the whole piece instaed of trying to mend or rig together, even though it will cost more?
rs
Melting Slicks
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Jim
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Racer
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From: Matthews North Carolina
i've looked to order a retaining clip but have had no luck finding it. is the reason for no face vent air flow is because one of the small vacuum hoses has become disconnected from one of the stubbs? or is it just that the 2 halves have come apart an need the retaining clip to hold together? can i "rig" something else if i cannot find a retaining clip?
thx for the help...rs
thx for the help...rs
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Racer
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i've looked to order a retaining clip but have had no luck finding it. is the reason for no face vent air flow is because one of the small vacuum hoses has become disconnected from one of the stubbs? or is it just that the 2 halves have come apart an need the retaining clip to hold together? can i "rig" something else if i cannot find a retaining clip?
thx for the help...rs
thx for the help...rs
To answer your question it could be either problem, and I am sure you could rig something, but not sure it is worth it. $15 for a new switch.
Melting Slicks
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From: Aurora Ontario
That would be the part. Its 3 sections. Outer with the nipples,middle rubber with a pattern on it to direct airflow and the front plastic piece. The three must be sandwiched together. Whats off though? The piece the hoses attach to??? Or has that whole piece come apart? The clip I mention holds the hoses to that piece. There is a second clip that holds those three sections in the picture together.
There should be no hose that comes off. all hoses are attached to on plug piece. the One nipple you see with nothing on it is to vent the vaccum when you change the settings on which vent you want air to come out of.
You would get a better understanding if you had it apart. Take it out. 3 Bolts. they can be reached from the passengerside. No need to remove the center consol.
Jim
There should be no hose that comes off. all hoses are attached to on plug piece. the One nipple you see with nothing on it is to vent the vaccum when you change the settings on which vent you want air to come out of.
You would get a better understanding if you had it apart. Take it out. 3 Bolts. they can be reached from the passengerside. No need to remove the center consol.
Jim
Last edited by jdp6000; Jan 4, 2011 at 09:01 AM.
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I never liked the carpet on the sides, so I made an aluminum cover. Made it in two halves to gain easy access to the console.
this was before the 5 speed.
Last edited by Avette4me; Jan 5, 2011 at 07:46 AM.
