The heat in my 97 obw works...just only out of the defrosters and the one by the steering wheel and the one by my passenger door...could it be a vacuume like and if it is. Is it hard to get to

Thanks in advanced

I'm guessing that the heater control is a push button type setup correct?

 

If so, the problem is likely with the electronic HVAC control unit. There's no vacuum actuation with the HVAC unit.

 

The first gen legacies had an issue where solder joints would crack over time and you would get intermittant issues where the HVAC buttons would not work. I ended up taking apart the HVAC unit, found the cracked solder joints and resolderd them. Here's my thread with some more info and pictures.

 

http://www.bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1142

 

I do not know if the 2nd gen legacies had issues with the solder joints like the first gen. So it may be that or something else wrong with the HVAC control unit. Hopefully someone else will chime in that may have experienced something similar.

Mines a impreza does that change anything?

Yes it does. The cable for the knob which allows you to adjust where the air blows connects to the air control box up under the dash in the driver's foot well. There is a clip that holds the cable in place so the mode selector door can move. That clip has popped out of its spot, so the cable is just moving freely. The clip needs to be put back in its spot and things should be fine.

 

This happened on my 97 impreza, and I just bent the tab out a little bit so it would grab into the plastic housing better. I don't have any pictures, but if you can't find it, I could try and take some pictures.

That sounds insanely easy...and if u can get any pictures that would help a lot eather way thanks a bunch I was worried I was gonna have to take the dash apart

I'll send myself a reminder to try and get some pictures this afternoon.

Here's pics of the cable clip. You can even kind of see on mine that it's starting to work itself out of the slot.

 

http://main.experiencetherave.com/subaru/images/imprezahvaccable/

Thanks ill fix it 2m its a little late right now to be workin on that but thanks a lot the winter will be a lot easyer on my feet

so it turns out that my clip is missing does anyone know where i can get one?

so it turns out that my clip is missing does anyone know where i can get one?

 

did you look on the floor?

 

have you vacuumed out the car since the heat quit?

 

where would it go if it dropped / popped off?

The heats been like this since I got the car...about a year ago its been vacuumed plenty of times

I believe this is the part # for the clamp.

 

72026KA040

 

You may want to have your local subaru dealer confirm that. The image in the parts book I have is pretty small.