This system uses engine vacuum and a solenoid block to move the vent doors, refresh this page and take a look at my last post, I updated some info, but I will find a picture of the solenoid block for you to check.
Per service info, it sounds like the A/C solenoid may not be either deactivating, or not closing all the way and is still pulling a vacuum through that solenoid somewhat, causing the vent door to not fully move to the C position where you would have just air flow from the dash vents. Hopefully I have that correct. When selecting the upper(dash) venting the HVAC controls activate the bi-level solenoid and this moves the door to the C position, closing off the floor vents, but if the A/C solenoid is stuck partially open, it will still pull vacuum and keep the door from moving fully,
So, in the diagrams below, the 3rd diagram shows the solenoid block and HVAC controls and I'm still looking for a good picture of it, but if you can pinch off the A/C solenoid vacuum hose and see if the door moves fully to the dash vents, then you'll know the solenoid is sticking open. There are 5 outlet vacuum hoses on the block, so with the engine running you can pinch off each hose and find out which solenoid is not functioning correctly, if it's an electrical issue, you can unplug that solenoid and see if that changes anything,
Then you will know if it's something to do with the HVAC control unit or just related to the solenoids.
But the solenoid block should be behind the glovebox area, I think they're pretty easy to spot.
This solenoid block is just right of the Blower motor on the passenger side lower dash, I'm not sure if these vacuum lines are plastic or rubber hoses, so just try not to break them, if they hard plastic and can't be pinched off then try unplugging the lines and blocking them off one by one to see which one may be holding the vent door from closing all the way. It looks like the vacuum hoses are supposed to be different colors, but that's not always correct. But this is the location to see if it's an issue with the vent door moving, or if it's a solenoid issue. You may find that one of the vacuum lines is broken as well, when they get old, they are brittle and can break pretty easily. But let us know what you find.
One side note, if you find any of these broken or sound like they are leaking, that will actually cause the engine to run lean, because it's a common vacuum leak like any other, so that's something to keep in mind, since it works off engine vacuum.
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Monday, July 3rd, 2023 AT 9:25 AM