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    1. #1
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      Vintage Air Blend Door Problem

      Ok, so I just finished installing my gen 5 vintage air system into my Dads 1980 Camaro and when I turned everything on for the first time I was only getting air out the floor and defrost vents. When I switch to "dash" it stays on floor/defrost. No matter what I do with controls it will not change to dash vents. I read through the troubleshooting and made sure the system was mounted properly as to not bind the box and thus the blend doors. Still nothing. I rechecked all my wiring and even the stepper motors that control the blend doors and coudnt find anything wrong our out of place. Is there something I'm missing? Something else I should check? Any help is greatly appreciated

      Brian
      -1972 Nova
      -1968 Camaro
      -1990 Iroc Camaro



    2. #2
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      What controller are you using? A friend of mine used a Dakota Digital controller and had a problem. Turns out one of the pins pushed out from the connector. I might add that VA's tech line is very good. Maybe go that route.
      Tim

      67 Camaro RS

      64 Nova SS

    3. #3
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      Iam using all Vintage Air stuff, after a couple conversations with Mark Hungerford I was able to narrow down the issue and get it fixed last night. I have to thank the guys at Vintage Air big time for the quick response and willingness to help fix this.
      Brian
      -1972 Nova
      -1968 Camaro
      -1990 Iroc Camaro


    4. #4
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      Just for the record, what was the cause of the problem? Best if in the future someone looks at the site for information he sees how a problem was closed not just that it was closed
      Greg Fast
      (yes, the last name is spelled correctly)

      1970 Camaro RS Clone
      1984 el Camino
      1973 MGB vintage E/Prod race car
      (Soon to be an SCCA H/Prod limited prep)

    5. #5
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      Quote Originally Posted by Twentyover View Post
      Just for the record, what was the cause of the problem? Best if in the future someone looks at the site for information he sees how a problem was closed not just that it was closed
      To be honest I dont know what caused the problem. What I had to do is stick a long screwdriver throught the vent holes to force one of the blend doors open. For some reason it was stuck and would only move about 20%. After some effort I was able to get it moving again. But once again, I dont know why this door was stuck in the first place. This was a brand new unit strait from VA right out of the box. Works fine now.....so far
      Brian
      -1972 Nova
      -1968 Camaro
      -1990 Iroc Camaro


    6. #6
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      Quote Originally Posted by 70TWO NOVA View Post
      To be honest I dont know what caused the problem. What I had to do is stick a long screwdriver throught the vent holes to force one of the blend doors open. For some reason it was stuck and would only move about 20%. After some effort I was able to get it moving again. But once again, I dont know why this door was stuck in the first place. This was a brand new unit strait from VA right out of the box. Works fine now.....so far
      well it worked for about 2 weeks, and got stuck again. This time I dont know what to do. I double checked my mounting and made sure the box wasnt in a bind and tried to do the same thing as last time to get the door moving again but to no avail. It will only work on floor and deforst, which totally sucks since we live in Phoenix, AZ where it is currently 110 degrees outside.
      Brian
      -1972 Nova
      -1968 Camaro
      -1990 Iroc Camaro





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