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Old May 7, 2000 | 10:22 PM
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a/c problem

here is something else weird on my truck.

1979,F150 351w auto.the a/c works fine, but when you put on the brakes to stop, and the a/c is blowing it switches from the vents in the dash to the defrost( not the heat) but just starts blowing out the defrost, and when you step on the gas it switches back to the vent.
 
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Old May 8, 2000 | 05:11 AM
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a/c problem

I think that you have a vacuum problem. There is either not enough at the switch or you have a bad hose near the switch, and that is causing the problem. If you have good hearing still you should be able to hear the leak.

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Old May 8, 2000 | 05:27 PM
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Ford makes a vacuum switch [not sure what the real name is] that is one way. This prevents the loss of vacuum. It is simply a splice in affair.

It prevents loss of vacuum to the dash controls.
 
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Old May 8, 2000 | 06:35 PM
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you have a vac.leak, when you press on the brakes you loose vac/ to your air door, wich lets it go to defrost
 
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Old May 8, 2000 | 06:35 PM
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