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Old May 11, 2012 | 08:10 PM
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My problem is in reg ac it works great an blows out the dash vents. When I put it in max ac it switches to a 50/50 mix between vents an defrost. What color line under the dash is leaking. Any help would be great.
 
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Old May 11, 2012 | 09:05 PM
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Man there is a silvery canister under glovebox you might want to check
 
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Old May 11, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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The one with the black an white vac lines??
 
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Old May 11, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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Yes, I think its called a blend door actuator.
 
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Old May 11, 2012 | 09:33 PM
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So how do u test it to see if it's bad
 
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So how do u test it to see if it's bad
You can use a break bleeder kit to apply vacuum and test the function. [LINK]
 
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I was trying to find some research on this but came up empty
 
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