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    My festy has heat when it switch the air flow to defrost, but when I switch the air flow to any other, vent, floor, vent and floor, it only blows what seems to be the outside air, which is cold now since its january and I live in TN. So the question is... why do i only have heat when I have it on defrost?

  • #2
    Our cars were made to only have heat out the defrost holes and on the floor, everything else pulls outside air or a/c. I'd say your floor "tubes" are disconnected or something if your not getting heat on the floor.
    1992 white L, Bp, American racing 13's, stock trans.
    1991 White L, BP/F5MR, protege header, full aspire swap with gr2's, seats, and sway bar, 15" konig's, short throw, escort console.
    1991 blue L, 5 speed.
    1988 red L-plus-all stock.

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    • #3
      ok, you caught me. I didn't check the floor, I just assumed that none other than the defrost was working. I'll have to try out the floor vents.

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      • #4
        Lol gotcha!!!!! Good luck
        1992 white L, Bp, American racing 13's, stock trans.
        1991 White L, BP/F5MR, protege header, full aspire swap with gr2's, seats, and sway bar, 15" konig's, short throw, escort console.
        1991 blue L, 5 speed.
        1988 red L-plus-all stock.

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        • #5
          ^ busted LOL
          Trees aren't kind to me...

          currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
          94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.

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          • #6
            I give you a suggestion for your next question try the SEARCH button before you ask. There is a lot of answered question.

            BPT, G5M-R, BP26 Exintake swap + Fidanza cam gear, NSRT4 FMIC + 2.5" piping, HKS SSQV BOV, Exedy clutch, 3" downpipe + 2" all the way back, Aspire brake swap, KYB GR-2 & FMS coil spring , FMS EURO body kit + Carbon fiber hood, Falcon RTX 15X6½ + Toyo proxes T1R 195/45R15

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Maxtiva View Post
              I give you a suggestion for your next question try the SEARCH button before you ask. There is a lot of answered question.
              Then I don't get to participate in new discussion! Good point though.

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              • #8
                When in doubt, I just ask. But a quick search really does do wonders.
                1992 white L, Bp, American racing 13's, stock trans.
                1991 White L, BP/F5MR, protege header, full aspire swap with gr2's, seats, and sway bar, 15" konig's, short throw, escort console.
                1991 blue L, 5 speed.
                1988 red L-plus-all stock.

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                • #9
                  The way the 'plumbing' works in the heater box is that it passes through the evaporator (if you have A/C) then through a valve that directs it to the vents if selected. Then the air goes through the heater core and then to another valve that directs it to floor or defrost depending on the setting.

                  Simply put the valve that diverts the air to the vents grabs the air BEFORE it gets to the heater core, which is why there is never any hot air out of the vents.

                  I'm sure it was a cost savings decision to design it this way.

                  I remember seeing a diagram once of how this works and it made sense but I can't seem to find that diagram anywhere!

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