86 T bird climate control inop, help needed please

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86TBIRD
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86 T bird climate control inop, help needed please

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Hello folks, I just picked up a 86 5.0 T bird from Florida. It has a very nice original two tone straight and solid body. I like the car very much but I have a problem that is very frustrating. The climate control is inop. It only blows out from under the glove box. It will not blow in the face or defrost modes.
The actuator behind the glove box works but does not allow the air to go anywhere but under the glove box. I disconnected the actuator behind the radio and moved the flapper by hand and the air flow did nothing.
I know these are not fun to work on and hard to diagnose, but I am hoping this may be common enough where someone can guide me in the correct direction.
Thanks in advance,
Tom.
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Colo66
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Does it have a manual temprature control or is it automatic?
86TBIRD
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Automatic climate control, thanks.
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