Hi Jag Gurus -
I have a center vent issue. I have read many archived posts and downloaded manuals and read them. I think I have a vacuum issue and traced the line from the manifold to the back of the radio compartment and found the end of the vacuum line just laying there. I read a post that said that there is a tee that is supposed to be behind the radio compartment for the vacuum actuated solenoids. I see a straight through connector connecting two white (hard) vacuum lines just about where the main vacuum line ends. Is this supposed to be a tee? Or am I looking for something else?

 

Have you checked the end of the rubber hose for remnants of the T?
You may already have the attachment but maybe not.

 

I have same with my A/C blowing thru defrost vents only. With no tee connector are you having same issue?

Dave in AZ

 

Hi All,

I did find the broken nipple in the end of the vacuum line. I removed the broken portion, then removed the (as I thought) straight through connector. It was turned so that it looked like a straight through connector, but it was a broken tee connector. It is a three way 1/8' tee connector. I have ordered one from Amazon (surprisingly none of the local auto parts stores has them in stock). I have actually ordered a brass tee, I don't want to replace this again.
It looks like when the previous owner had the radio upgraded, the tee was broken in the process. I will update on Thursday after I replace the Tee.

 

Hi All,

So the brass tee was too difficult to install so I installed a plastic tee. It was kind of a pain due to the location. One hand through the radio opening and one hand through the right side of the console. I had to remove that vent assembly. Not too bad, just two screws for the cover, then two screws and a little adhesive for the metal duct..

This fixed the center vent issue for me, added benefit was the engine seems to run smoother and has a little more pep!