98 Legacy Outback won't blow hot air

[bdb2381]

Many months ago, I replaced the AC/Heater control unit in my car in order to actually see what buttons I was pushing (the butons didn't light up). When I replaced the control unit, the clip that helps keep the cable to the control arm for hot or cold air broke. I figured a litle duct tape and zip ties would work, and sure enough, no problem. I could move the hot/cold slide and get hot or cold air. Good enough.

 

However, after being gone all summer, I came back to find my car won't blow hot air, even after the car is at temperature. I figured my riggin job fell apart, sure enough. So I fixed that with 2 zip ties, saw that it kept the cable to the control arm and reinstalled everything. However, I still don't get hot air.

 

Any idea why I won't get hot air? The air blows and I can move it between the various vents.

 

Cheers.

 

Brad

[nipper]

Do you still have the old unit?

 

Actually hate to tell you this, but for 6.00 you could have replaced all the lightbulbs.

 

Check to make sure the other end of the cable is still connnected to the temperiture door. The cable is under the glove compartment, towards the center of the car. Dissconnect the cable and manually move the lever and see if you get heat. If you so, the problem ois the controler or the cable itself....

 

nipper

[bdb2381]

No, I don't have the old unit, not sure what I did with it. I got the new control unit at a junk yard so I didn't pay much for it.

 

So the heat works when I move the control lever (the one under the dash) by hand so I'll need to double check the cable connection. When I move the slider on the control unit to cool, the lever under the dash moves, but when I go from cool to hot on the control unit, the lever underneath doesn't move back.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Brad