<VV> Heater Box

[J R Read_HML]

Tom,

I think you will find at least a clue to your answer in the '65 shop manual
page 15-5 and 15-6 under HEAT.

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Wright" <tomspost@sympatico.ca>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 1:01 PM
Subject: <VV> Heater Box


>
> There are two dampers inside the box. One is large, horizontal, just under
the
> blower squirrel cage. Looks like it adjusts from full hot air to full cool
> from the top shroud. The other damper is smaller, vertical and damps the
cool
> shroud air. They are connected with an adjustable metal linkage. The way I
see
> it, I adjust it so the cool air damper is closed when the other is set to
warm
> air. However, if I move the warm air damper all the way over to the cool
side,
> the smaller one goes past full open to closed on the other side, choking
off
> the cool air flow. At half way, the small one is open fully to get a mix
of
> air.
>
> Does this sound like the way it is supposed to work?
>
> I can't see anything in the assembly manual. I can't see a reason for the
> small damper at all if the large one is controlling hot/cold, but I am
sure
> there is a reason for it if the factory put it in there.
>
> Thanks for all the help?
>
> Tom Wright