does fan door motorized or on a vaccuum line when you switch from AC to defrost?
The defrost function simply directs air over the inside of you windshield. It's temperature is controlled by the temperature dial on your environmental controls.
no heat to front window went defrost is on
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.
yes, however, if the ac does not work then you will be unable to blow cold air on a hot steamy windshield to defog it.
That means either you have air in your heater core or your heater core is being bypassed
Warm air contains more moisture than cold air. The air hits the cold window and the moisture is deposited on the cold glass. It is the same effect that causes your glass full of a cold beverage to start to drip down the sides.
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
Start driving with your air conditioning on defrost, the AC will defog the windshield but you need to be moving.
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.
if its blowing, but not blowing cold its low on coolant. it takes r134a.
When there is a problem in the vent system it defaults to defrost setting. Check the doors & vac supply
Cold air from the defrost indicates that the air doors are in the wrong position. The doors are vacuum controlled in most vehicles. check the vacuum system for a leak.