check the source vacuum at the control head, if you have lost vacuum, the system will default to defrost.
there should be a vacuum tree on the pass rear side of the eng compartment. there should be a line that goes into check valve to the fender area to a vacuum resevoir, from there it goes to the control head.
what a bitch, i'm at the Wyndham Conoa this weekend. and it's winnnndy.