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    Quote Originally Posted by Carolina Rauder View Post
    I just did my second EATC repair. The first repair I replaced the the OEM o-rings with regular rubber o-rings. This time I ordered some silicone o-rings. So put my EATC back in turn on and the same problem persists. Air STILL Blowing out of DEFROST VENT ONLY.... I then performed an EATC Self Test, and I got 888 with all displays. Which I read to be No Codes... So someone please tell me what else can be WRONG?????
    Sounds like there is still a vacuum leak. Recheck the EATC, the red connector inside the EATC, the external vacuum hoses, etc. You could also have a cracked valve body in the EATC.
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    For anyone interested. I got the o-rings from here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fastblackmerc View Post
    Sounds like there is still a vacuum leak. Recheck the EATC, the red connector inside the EATC, the external vacuum hoses, etc. You could also have a cracked valve body in the EATC.
    Jim - if you remember from last summer (2011), that was my problem - a cracked valve body. Since then, I found 3 more people locally with that specific problem - and one of those was a "rebuilt" unit. I don't think that most of these so-called rebuilders really knows or tests for this condition.

    Anyway, after doing the o-rings, the rest of the test for vacuum leakage is easy - the vacuum tank on the left fender well drains down very rapidly. Of course, that could still be the hoses etc., but that's still easy to test - just time consuming. Remember - I went through all this stuff earlier, never even thinking that the valve body could be cracked.

    Now that I've read quite a few posts where the 0-rings haven't helped, I'm inclined to believe the cracked valve body is to blame.
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    For future reference, if the issue is that the air flow goes from vent to defrost under acceleration or when going up an incline, then returns to vent when you let off the gas, it's probably o-rings.

    If it comes out the defrost ONLY, then don't even bother doing the o-rings...that's not your problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RF Overlord View Post
    For future reference, if the issue is that the air flow goes from vent to defrost under acceleration or when going up an incline, then returns to vent when you let off the gas, it's probably o-rings.

    If it comes out the defrost ONLY, then don't even bother doing the o-rings...that's not your problem.
    I think that's a capital summary!
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    Quote Originally Posted by RF Overlord View Post
    For future reference, if the issue is that the air flow goes from vent to defrost under acceleration or when going up an incline, then returns to vent when you let off the gas, it's probably o-rings.

    If it comes out the defrost ONLY, then don't even bother doing the o-rings...that's not your problem.
    Not entirely true... I've re o-ringed many EATCs where it only blew out the defrost vents....under accelerated or at idle.
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    I need to try mine again. I did this but it didn't fix anything.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fastblackmerc View Post
    Sounds like there is still a vacuum leak. Recheck the EATC, the red connector inside the EATC, the external vacuum hoses, etc. You could also have a cracked valve body in the EATC.
    I had the same concern and I found that the supply line under the wiper cowl was chaffed and that was why it came out of the Defrost only.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fastblackmerc View Post
    Not entirely true... I've re o-ringed many EATCs where it only blew out the defrost vents....under accelerated or at idle.
    I bow to the master...

    I suppose if one or more of the o-rings were bad enough, all the vacuum would leak past and the unit would be stuck on defrost.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RF Overlord View Post
    For future reference, if the issue is that the air flow goes from vent to defrost under acceleration or when going up an incline, then returns to vent when you let off the gas, it's probably o-rings.

    If it comes out the defrost ONLY, then don't even bother doing the o-rings...that's not your problem.

    Mine was coming out only the vents right before I did the o-rings... but it started out chaning on its own under moderate acceleration

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1stMerc View Post
    For anyone interested. I got the o-rings from here.

    http://www.oringsandmore.com/servlet...ngs/Categories

    $1.70 pack of fifty. 2.50 shipped arrived in 3 days.
    I readily recommend this vendor. My 1st order got lost in mail and they replaced it and refunded my original payment. The replacement shipment arrived yesterdy. 50 o-rings for $0.00

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    is there anyone here in Georgia who knows how to do this?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigmerc'03 View Post
    is there anyone here in Georgia who knows how to do this?
    If there is no one local, send it to me.
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    I know how to do it, I just don't have te stuff to do it with. And I'll be in Chattanooga this Saturday.

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    heh...oringsandmore.com Sounds like of of those direct-marketing ads on late night TV:

    "But wait! We'll double your order to 10,000 o-rings absolutely free! Just pay separate shipping and processing...






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