dash air won't go to defrost.
I seem to have the opposite problem that most people have when they have dash vent issue's. Instead of having defrost all the time I cannot get mine to go to defrost. I found the actuator that contro...
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Broken spring.. Inside the vacuum motor (What the device is called) is a diaphrham and a spring.. If vacuum is applied it pulls in against the spring, if vacuum is not applied the spring pushes out (Default position).
If spring breaks, no push
A temp repair may be as simple as using a rubber band to "pull" the thing back out.. Or an external spring.
however I'd be worried about the internal spring possibly puncturing the diaphraham where it's broken (not likely but could happen)
NOTE: if this happens, you can simply pull and plug the vacuum hose till you get a new vacuum motor and keep it in Defrost.
If spring breaks, no push
A temp repair may be as simple as using a rubber band to "pull" the thing back out.. Or an external spring.
however I'd be worried about the internal spring possibly puncturing the diaphraham where it's broken (not likely but could happen)
NOTE: if this happens, you can simply pull and plug the vacuum hose till you get a new vacuum motor and keep it in Defrost.
