There is a 1 way vacuum check valve in the eng compartment it is either disconnected or the valve is bad. comes of of the brake booster,thin vacuum line that goes into the vehical
You have a vacuum line disconnected probably under the hood. The HVAC controls are operated by vacuum and when there is no vacuum it system goes into defrost mode.
it should if you have the heater control in the defrost position this is to remove the moisture from the air
Yes, the ac will run in the defrost position to dry the windshield.
you have a fuse out...
I have looked up time to change heater core on 2000 dodge caravan it said 2 hours. I have never done this so I need to know where to start?
On my 1995 Ford Explorer when the defrost position is selected , and the temperature knob is set in the red area to get heated air to defrost the windshield , the A/C compressor will cycle on and off to help dehumidify the air, but the compressor ONLY cycles on and off in the DEFROST POSITION ( sorry if I'm misinterpretting your question )
That means either you have air in your heater core or your heater core is being bypassed
You have vacuum line leaks somewhere.
most likely your heater controls run via vacuum lines. cracked or broken lines could cause this.
Check behind the heat control panel to be sure that the vacuum hoses are all securely plugged into the control switch. As a safety measure on all cars, if you lose vacuum altogether, the default position for air direction is on defrost, so you can always see out of the windshield. Jake McCahn
a heater hose runs from intake to heater core to radiator. the heater core is were the heat comes from inside the car as well as defrost
Check that the linkage that controls the damper is connected and working. The linkage is just above the gas pedal.