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heat from defrost area
« on: August 10, 2009, 12:18:54 PM »
 i have a issue with heat that seems to be coming from in between my defrost and the windshield.  could i put a manual cutoff in the heater core to stop this?  this is on a 89 wrangler.  thanks.
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Re: heat from defrost area
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2009, 04:56:16 PM »
i have a issue with heat that seems to be coming from in between my defrost and the windshield.  could i put a manual cutoff in the heater core to stop this?  this is on a 89 wrangler.  thanks.

If it happens on the highway when going up a hill or overpass, it could be that you are running out of vacuum (because the Jeep is at WOT).  What I did was simply buy a $15 vacuum reservoir and stick it under the hood to supply the HVAC system, and I have never had the problem again.

In my case, I kind of overdid it, as I have a reservoir for the HVAC, 2 more for the Cruise Control (which is still acting up, but I think it is more of an electronic issue than a vacuum issue), and one for the brake booster (this is a big one).  Only problem I still have is that the cruise control looses power after a while and I have to disengage it.  I am still hunting for a vacuum leak, which I am sure I have, but I have been unable to locate (I already replaced most - if not all - of the vacuum lines!).

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Re: heat from defrost area
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2009, 09:45:37 PM »
both hvac vac lines come with check valves form the factory.. at least my 1990 did... but would be a good thing to check.
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