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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:07 pm 
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Hey lads

I've noticed that when the climate (or just vent air for that matter) is set on the 'face setting' it works just dandy; blowing cool air on my delightful face.

BUT, when I go up a hill, or the engine goes under a heavy load, the air is redirected from my gorgeous face to my not-so gorgeous feet. Once the engine is back on cruising along mode, its on my face again.

Is it just my car, or is it common?

 

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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:15 pm 
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commodores have that problem, i know in them its something to do with the vacuum switches or something? they lose "vacuum" or woteva it is whent he engine is under load, so all the air goes to the feet. happenes in my mates vn, gives him the s**t

 

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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:56 pm 
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This is very strange! Because the default setting is the screen on a Ford not your feet. Therefore if you are losing Vacuum then it should switch to screen like mine does under load :(

You need to find where the vacumm is leaking from or it maybe the one-way check valve has failed. You will find it behind your washer bottle.

 

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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:21 pm 
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madmax wrote:
This is very strange! Because the default setting is the screen on a Ford not your feet. Therefore if you are losing Vacuum then it should switch to screen like mine does under load :(

You need to find where the vacumm is leaking from or it maybe the one-way check valve has failed. You will find it behind your washer bottle.


That's what mine does - screen.

But yeah sound slike the problem is a loss of vacuum. But maybe the feet setting indicates a door is stuck or borked somehow.

 

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Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:42 pm 
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cool, I'll have a look then. Cheers

 

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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:29 pm 
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I have had that problem in the Ea and my EL, doesnt really bother me much, just lets me know to back off the gas a bit going up a hill hehehe ;)

 

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