Re: IML: no air from the vents

["J-C" <jchudd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like a ton of work and I'll look and see if just the rod popped off. 
I already had the radio and atc out.. I wonder what a dealer would charge 
for replacing that mode door? Thanks for the info.. Jeff

90-black
91-blue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <alan1416@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: IML: no air from the vents


> I too had this door shaft drake on my 90. And yes you have to drop the dash 
> and then some more work to replace this part. I got the new part from the 
> Dealer. The dash in the 90s pivots down and then you must just about remove 
> the air-box the get the new door in, (NOT FUN).  the FSM shows all the 
> steps to be done. Not any thing hard just a lot to do.
> You can remove the radio and the ATC controller and the lower half of the 
> dash them a few peaces of duct work and you can just see the point that 
> the actuator rod was to attach to the rod out the top of the air box that 
> would have moved the door.  If I remember the door is called the MODE 
> DOOR.
> This is the only way to repair this door if broken. But if you are lucky 
> the actuator rod may have just popped off, you can see this if you remove 
> the radio and so on.
>
> Now if the actuator rod looks like it is OK on the pin to the MODE Door.
> One other thing that I have seen go wrong is that this MODE DOOR has two 
> parts to it, this lets the system to BI-LEV. I have see this two part door 
> fail the the front half move freely and not let air to dash. The fix is 
> the same, replace the door.
> --
> Alan Jordan
> 90 IMP
> 75 LeBaron
> 75 LeBaron Crown Coupe
>
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "M. Esposito" <cadmat@xxxxxxxxx>
> > My 90 does the same thing, I never took the dash apart, but I have heard 
> > quite a
> > few folks dealing with the same thing, I think it is a design flaw, the 
> > tab
> > between the actuator ( motor) and the actual blend door lever, breaks. So 
> > you
> > wind up getting air out the defroster vents or the floor...from what I
> > understand it is a mechanical issue, not vacuum one. Occasionally, right 
> > at
> > start up, if your A/C is already on, you will get air from the vents for 
> > just a
> > moment.. but apparently the dash has to come apart to access the broken 
> > lever
> > piece... again, I havn't actually taken the car apart yet, so i can't 
> > speak from
> > experience... anyone else wanna' chime in who's actually fixed it?
> >
> > J-C <jchudd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:       I have a 90 that now onlys blows 
> > air out
> > the  defroster or at the floor. Is this a blend door problem? Maybe a 
> > vacuum
> > issue.  Anyone have any advice on the fix for this? Does the dash have to 
> > come
> > apart for  servicing those actuators and doors?  Thanks Jeff
> >
> >  90-black
> >  91-blue
>
>
>
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