This is very common on many vehicles and its either a broken, cracked or removed vacuum line.......
does fan door motorized or on a vaccuum line when you switch from AC to defrost?
That means either you have air in your heater core or your heater core is being bypassed
When there is a problem in the vent system it defaults to defrost setting. Check the doors & vac supply
The AC on a 1998 Dodge Ram 1998 will only be blowing out the defrost vent if the air handler is not set properly. This can result from a piece of debris getting stuck or a faulty flap.
you have a vac. leake or the oneway check valve is not working.....
If you feel no air blowing at all (when you are not moving) then your fan is not blowing. If it is blowing air, and it is cold, when the heater is on, then most probably your heater core is leaking, or is clogged. These are easily replaceable and go bad all the time in older cars.
You have a vacuum leak causing your vents to switch from dash to defrost.
If central air conditioner turns on but is not blowing through the vents, check the filter. If it is dirty, change it. Change the thermostat into cool, this will defrost the air conditioner.
that usually indicates a vacuum leak which causes the system to go into default mode, which is defrost.
Check for a vacuum leak either under the hood or under the dashCheck the vacuum actuators under the dashCheck the selector control Defrost is the default for this system
The compressor is coming on because you have the heater set to defrost. Take it off defrost and the compressor will not come on. I would suspect the compressor is locked up.
If the temperature cannot be changed for any of the direction settings, e.g., defrost, vents, floor, then the problem is very likely to be the blend door actuator motor.See "Related Questions" below for more