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heater only blows in defrost mode why?

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Old 10-19-2010, 12:58 PM
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01' Cherokee. Heater and air conditioner only blow on top vent/ defrost not matter what setting it on? Any ideas on how to fix it? or Whats wrong?
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vacuum leak in lines or vacuum ball not holding vacuum
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Vac related as already mentioned.

I was missing the vac ball/tank, so I just capped the line with a screw and it seems to have fixed my issue completely.
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Originally Posted by freegdr
vacuum leak in lines or vacuum ball not holding vacuum
Hmm... Any way u could help me to find where the line is? or how to tell?
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inside of front bumper on pass side there should be a black ball about the size of a soft ball it has 2 line on it one comes from motor area and supplys vacuum the other goes to th area under hood at fire wall on pass side it runs unde bat along fender aera to fire wall a lot of times the tube is rotted under bat from bat corrosion getting on it check both line from end to end if broke get rubber hose and cut out affected aera
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looks like this you dont need to pull bumper to get to it get at it thru inner fender
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Originally Posted by freegdr
looks like this you dont need to pull bumper to get to it get at it thru inner fender
alright that helps a lot. Thanks, time to get to work. hope thats it
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Originally Posted by freegdr
vacuum leak in lines or vacuum ball not holding vacuum
so good call on it being my vacuum line. i looked around and didnt see any leaks but i followed the line to my motor and saw that it has disconnected. all fixed now. thanks for the pointers
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