Hello,

I have an 86 300e that I bought about a year ago. The heat or a/c always blows to the dash vents when the system is on. Is this a common problem? I have not seen this symptom mentioned in the searches I have done.

To describe it further, when the push buttons are in any position but 0 (off) I get heat or a/c depending on where the temperature wheel is set, including cooling when in EC (economy?) mode. No air to the floor or defrost as the arrows on the pushbuttons promise.

Is this a symptom of vacuum pod failure or perhaps a failure mode of the control unit? Thank you for your advice!

Tom
Austin, TX
86 300e 5spd