Vintage Air Vent Question

[cruiserkreutz]

I just completed the install of a nice Vintage Air system in my 1973 FJ40. I am not getting hardly any air flow out of the pictured vents. Adjusting the defrost/floor pull switch does not seem to do much of anything. Tons of air comes out by the feet, not so much at these vents. Those of you with these systems, is this normal?

Thanks in advance,
Justin

 

[N919HJ]

Mine is the old system without the controls built in but I get lots of air out of those vents.

 

[davegonz]

Might be in defrost mode. One of the cable pulls on your dash controls that....I think.

 

[MOTOV8R]

I think the heat/AC (fresh) pull toggles it to the vents but also engages the AC compressor. It was years ago that I installed one of these and I sold that fj40 not long afterward so I could be wrong.

 

[cult45]

Check if your airflow selector cable is correctly hooked up.

 

[BrianSanDiego]

Keep us posted on what you find. Thinking about one of these in the future.

 

[caladin]

Ditto, Please!

 

[cruiserkreutz]

I think the heat/AC (fresh) pull toggles it to the vents but also engages the AC compressor. It was years ago that I installed one of these and I sold that fj40 not long afterward so I could be wrong.

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! It was the AC/heat pull switch. Mine was so buggered up it didn't work well. Once I got it freed up, works great and directs most of the airflow from the feet to these upper vents. Thanks @MOTOV8R!

@BrianSanDiego and @caladin this Vintage Air unit works great so far! Still pretty cold where I'm at, so I haven't charged the AC yet. I'll update when I have. The heater throws out plenty of heat though.