Saturn 3 Door Coupes SC1 and SC2

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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 09:43 AM
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seems like these cars done have alot of air volume .even on recirculate it feels like there should be more .
the blower sounds like its moving alot of air but its not blasting out the vents or anything .
this the norm?
 
Old Feb 19, 2013 | 09:48 AM
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I guess that quantity is in the opinion of the operator. The vents were originally designed to move the maximum amount of air possible, without creating hot/cold spots inside the car (read -> it don't blow directly on you). Of course, I'm ignoring the defroster vent in this comment
 
Old Feb 19, 2013 | 01:03 PM
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Pull out the vents, using a flashlight look to see if you have any blockage.
 
Old Feb 19, 2013 | 06:39 PM
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have this car 2 years and it just never seemed like the output matched what i was hearing from the blower motor .
i will shine a light in there tomorrow .
 
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 05:12 AM
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I had one that the foam came loose and blocked the air. What the hell the foam was for I don't know.
 
Old Feb 20, 2013 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by sw2cam
I had one that the foam came loose and blocked the air. What the hell the foam was for I don't know.
hhmmmm well i havent looked yet but going out today sometime .its like Antarctica out here in pa .26 degrees wind gusts up to 34.....i`ll check back in later with an update
 
Old Feb 21, 2013 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by tymr287
What about your evaporator core? Was wondering if its dirty due to a build up of dirt & moisture, it could start to clog up, & start limiting the amount of airflow out the vents. Could use a good cleaning.
this could be the case .......when i go from heat to cool the cool blows more air .i did not see anything in the vents to impede flow
 
Old Feb 21, 2013 | 03:29 PM
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Pull the blower motor and with the same flashlight see what you can see.
 
Old Feb 22, 2013 | 07:09 AM
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Possibly a problem that the blend door is not working properly??
 
Old Feb 22, 2013 | 02:39 PM
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nah the blend door switches from heat to cold .maybe theres no issue at all?this is my first saturn and it just seems like the blower is blowing more than what feels like coming out the vents .cold air blows harder then heat does .if that makes any sense?
 

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