Heat/vent problems

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Nathyne
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1983 Datsun 720 4x4 reg cab KA24E swap in the works

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Okay so my truck blows heat but the driver side vent just shoots in ambient temperature air like crazy depending how fast I am going. Anyone have this problem before? Would suck once it actually starts to get cold!


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Rev_D21
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Very interesting. Are the heater box seals leaking air around the box? Is the duct not attached to the rest of the HVAC unit?

dreadsiren
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Car: nissan 720 1982-1985
Location: 'up in the sticks' MT

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most 720's the passenger and driver side vents are actually routed to induce fresh air, thats why they can be rolled to a closed possition. if it does not have stock a/c especially. they route to the acess pannel where the wiper likeage is located. strange pain in the butt but thats how they made them :) (same thing on all but one of my 4 nissans from 1982-1985 in which I have pulled all dashes atleast once) you could either find dash parts from a nissan with a/c to reroute the heater lines or seal them off from the access pannel if they become too big of a pain, or slap any passenger that tries to mess with your vents in the middle of winter :)


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