850 1994 climate control

temoore86 · Post by **temoore86** » 19 Aug 2009, 14:43

This is my first post so please be patient with me. I have a 1994 850. MY climate control is not working. I can hear the blowers working at each speed setting, but when I select vent, floor, etc. it doesn't change. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Post by **Ozark Lee** » 19 Aug 2009, 15:52

Welcome to MVS,

I moved your question to the appropriate 850 forum where it will get more notice.

Is you climate control unit a manual version or the electronic version? They way to tell is to look at the temperature settings. If they are graduated in actual degrees then it is electronic, if you have a series of graduated width red bars it is a manual system.

...Lee

temoore86 · Post by **temoore86** » 03 Sep 2009, 05:45

its the electronic version. Thanx for moving my post for me!

t

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 03 Sep 2009, 06:47

Chances are there is a problem with either the mode damper motor or the shaft to the mode damper itself. The motor fits into a square splined shaft and, like every other plastic thing that Volvo ever made, it is subject to cracking. It can usually be repaired using epoxy and then reinforcing it with small gauge solid copper wire.

Since you have a '94 you can read the error codes from the climate unit through port B-1 in the underhood diagnostic ports and it may give more clues.

The mode damper motor is best accessed through the glove box and it is held on with a couple of torx screws.

You don't need to remove the entire dash to get to it but this is the best picture I have of the device you are looking for.

: mode motor.jpg (190.21 KiB) Viewed 359 times

Post back any codes you have from Port B-1.

...Lee