# Air ducts

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-ducts/5495>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 5, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-ducts/5495 "2007-10-05T02:27:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![gregorymailhiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b19c9b/32.png) [@gregorymailhiot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gregorymailhiot)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-ducts/5495/1 "2007-10-05T02:27:18Z")

</div>

I have a 2000 chevy astro van. and the air/vent adjuster does not work. it is stuck on the defrost vent setting.what changes the direction of air flow

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/air-ducts/5495/2 "2007-10-05T11:20:24Z")

</div>

```
Do you mean you can't move the lever or do you mean you can move it, but the air flow does not change.  

My guess is you have a vacuum issue and you will find a loose or split vacuum hose somewhere.
```