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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 11:27 PM
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I have a 02 F150 with automatic climate control. At idle the air comes out of the vents. When you accerate it goes to the top of dash. Vacuum hoses are good. How can I tell if the control unit is bad? If it is can you only get it at the dealer? Also can you change it from automatic to a manual system? Thanks in advance.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 01:55 AM
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with my dodge it was bad check valves, i don't know what the fords system looks like but maybe look into replacing them first if there are any, much cheaper
 
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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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Welcome to the forum.
It is usually a broken plastic vacuum line the runs behind the battery to the wheelwell that hooks to a vacuum canister. When you accelerate, the engine vacuum drops and the vents default to defrost.
 
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