- Location
- Harrisburg, NC
Went outside this morning to clear the snow and ice off the windows, and it was to thick to do w/o warming it up. So I started it, turned the defroster on, moved the temp over to heat, and turned the speed up to 4. Right as I got to 4 I heard this aweful POP!, like some sort of door being slammed shut in the vent system. Didn't think much about it, considering it had been sitting out in the snow and ice all night, figured things were cold. So 10 min later I go back out and clear the stuff off my windshield, and immediately the right side of my windshield fogs up on the inside. Cut the defroster on and off several times, leaving it on 4, and still getting that popping sound. I then drove it around the block a couple of times, thinking maybe I would wake something up with a little more heat. No luck. Brought it home, and started feeling around the vents, to obviously find the right side of the defroster vent was not working. So I cut everything but the engine off for a few seconds, and tried it again. This time leaving it on speed 1. Hey it's working again! Turned it up to 2, still working, next came 3. Still working! The minute I hit 4, POP!, and it's back to half a vent again.
I don't have my Hayne's manual any more. Returned that yesterday cause I've got my eye on a FSM on ebay for a decent price. Anybody have any suggestions as to what might be wrong? I rarely use my defroster, let alone on 4, but every now and then when I don't have time to let it warm up, i'll move it to 4 to defrost the window quicker. TIA.
forgot to add it's a 99, 4.0, automatic.....not that it would really matter, but it seems to be a common response when somebody posts a question.
I don't have my Hayne's manual any more. Returned that yesterday cause I've got my eye on a FSM on ebay for a decent price. Anybody have any suggestions as to what might be wrong? I rarely use my defroster, let alone on 4, but every now and then when I don't have time to let it warm up, i'll move it to 4 to defrost the window quicker. TIA.
forgot to add it's a 99, 4.0, automatic.....not that it would really matter, but it seems to be a common response when somebody posts a question.
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