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93 940 wagon nonturbo:AC control

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Lou Rosenbaum
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93 940 wagon nonturbo:AC control

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While highway driving, passing or hard acceleration, the air will move from the dashboard vent to the floor vent. Let up on the gas and air moves back to dash vents. Very repeatable. I first thought it only happened when going up a hill. Wasn't till I was passing on level ground that I realized it was not happening cause of the hills but because of hard acceleration.
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Is this the manual or electronic climate control system?

Bill.
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Manual climate control

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The direction of airflow on the manual climate control is controlled by airflow mode doors which in turn are controlled by a vacuum actuator on the left side of the heater distribution housing. Their position is set by the centre knob on the control panel. As the airflow changes when you increase power to the engine I would suspect that one or more of the door actuators has a vacuum leak allowing it/them to move without you changing the controls. As the power comes off the engine it/they resume the proper position.

Bill.
Work was good - retirement is better.

1996 850GLT 2.5 20v Estate Manual.
1995 Peugeot Boxer 2.5Tdi Autosleeper.
Previously:
1984 244DL, Manual, Beige.
1987 744GLE, Manual, Green.
1991 960 3.0 24v, Auto, Silver.
1994 940T Wentworth, Auto, Blue.

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