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EA90 · 06-28-2002, 22:03

Well guys i really need some help here.

The climate control on my fairmont ghia is kinda shagged.
I turn on the dimistor and sometimes it goes through the dimister and sometimes the other way around. Also does it vice versa for hitting the normal air flow buton "Auto".

I went to my mechanic and he said it was the heater flap. Well
that isnt it , what is causing it to change settings randomly?. Is it the climate control box or what?.

I am stumped any suggenstions are more than welcomed.

Troutman · 06-28-2002, 22:20

I would have thought it was the climate control box right away. Maybe see if you can get another one cheaply and give it a try?

Also, have you done a self-test on it?

Aussiblue · 06-29-2002, 06:07

Sound like the door that changes from demist to interior is stuck or broken; i.e. the screen/floor flap or the vacuum line (or solenoid) that works it might have a leak (or not be working).

EA90 · 06-29-2002, 21:32

Well ill replace the box at the wreckers, is there anyway to look at these things WITHOUT taking the dash off. :)

Aussiblue · 06-30-2002, 05:29

You can see the footwell duct behind the glovebox and check it's working without removibg anything.

image · 06-30-2002, 05:36

I don't think that it will be the climate control box. These are fairly reliable. I think that it will more likely be the screen/floor flap as mentioned above. Mine was broken so I never had any demisting.
Yours could be broken or just stuck. Or maybe one of your vacuum hoses is loose?

EA90 · 06-30-2002, 05:37

Hey aussieblue , is the duct that lever you can see when you take out the glovebox and to the top rightyou can see a lever. Cause this one is all loose and flimsy?

Aussiblue · 07-01-2002, 06:09

No; it's the box on the extreme left with a square hole at the bottom big enough to put your hand in