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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 07:18 PM
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Defrost air only

Hi guys, I have a 90 superduty 7.3IDI regular cab,& only get air out of the defrost. I think all hoses are ok. It doesnt matter where you put the ****, defrost,floor, vent, etc. it only comes out defrost. Thanks for any help.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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How are your brakes?
If you really have to push down on the pedal I would say your vacuum pump is dead.

The heater defaults to defroster when there is no vacuum.
If the brakes are working good, then I would make a second guess that something has fallen into the defrost vent and is blocking the door from moving.

Did you check the vacuum lines under the dash?
 
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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Thanks Dave, My brakes seem fine,& i have not checked vacuum lines, but i will 2morrow. I havent noticed any vacuum leak noise but, I guess that would be hard with engine running. As for as something in the vent I'll check that too. Thanks.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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Check under the hood for the small black plastic line that goes from the drvrs fender over to the connector on the heater box...
 
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 06:33 AM
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Same problem in my '99 V10 SD. Defrost in all positions. I can barely hear a hiss in the cab, so I'll be looking for a vacuum leak Saturday.....
 
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 01:49 PM
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Definately sounds like a vaccum line off somewhere, if your truck wasn't so loud maybe you could hear it!
 
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 04:19 AM
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the hinge on the diverter door is a strip of metal tape & often breaks which then doesn't allow air flow to anywhere but the defroster, thats whats wrong with mine but i need to remove the dash to fix it so i'm waiting for a bit nicer weather.
 
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