A/C Questions
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A/C Questions
In my 1982 280ZXT I seem to all of the sudden have this problem...well since I put in my stereo, this problem whereas my fan only blows through the floor vents. It used to blow through all the vents depending on where I had the selector...now just the floor. The fan is still blowing super strong but...well you know. So what is the deal? Is the vent selector switch vacuum controlled?? Coincidently, my '79 did exactly the same thing...as soon as I put in the CD player.
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Yep.... all the vents are vacuum controlled. If you have the auto climate control it's "super" controlled by vacuum. 
There's a leak somewhere in your lines preventing vac (or the vac pump isn't working). The default position for the vents is floor mode.
There's a leak somewhere in your lines preventing vac (or the vac pump isn't working). The default position for the vents is floor mode.
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Originally Posted by NismoPick
Yep.... all the vents are vacuum controlled. If you have the auto climate control it's "super" controlled by vacuum. There's a leak somewhere in your lines preventing vac (or the vac pump isn't working). The default position for the vents is floor mode.
There's a leak somewhere in your lines preventing vac (or the vac pump isn't working). The default position for the vents is floor mode.
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Originally Posted by thxone
Well its not the auto climate control but you are "sure" they are vacuum controlled?
YEP. 125% sure.
I've only worked on these cars for about 10 years now... Where's your Haynes manual?
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Originally Posted by NismoPick
uh... um... well... uh...
YEP. 125% sure. I've only worked on these cars for about 10 years now... Where's your Haynes manual?
YEP. 125% sure.
I've only worked on these cars for about 10 years now... Where's your Haynes manual?
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Originally Posted by NismoPick
Then you should already know that the ports are vac controlled...
I will flog myself in the sac and read first.Oh....and what does the "ti" stand for on your Beemer?
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ti is just fancy letters, it doesnt mean turbo if thats what your getting at, only one turbo bimmer out there from factory adn that the all new 325i's i believe.... also, of coarse they are vacumme controlled, lol. there a nifty little box or canister looking guy that has a bunch of vacumme lines coming from it one is a vacumme source teh other lines lead into your firewall, its the controll mech i ddo believe for teh vents, its on teh passenger side of the motor. i remember pulling its crappy *** from the crappy as 82 when i stripped it
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
ti is just fancy letters, it doesnt mean turbo if thats what your getting at, only one turbo bimmer out there from factory adn that the all new 325i's i believe...
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