<VV> Heater control cable question...
Eric S. Eberhard
flash@vicspdi.com
Wed, 05 Jan 2005 09:34:36 -0700
Thanks! I have done the tunnel a lot over the years ... easy and time
consuming. I just did the parking brake cable a few months ago, figures I
have to do it again! Thanks for the location of the cable end -- I'll hunt
by that tire.
At 07:43 PM 1/4/2005, AeroNed@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 1/4/2005 2:54:54 PM Central Standard Time,
>flash@vicspdi.com writes:
>
>My 62 wagon has a problem which I think is a broken cable? With all the
>levers up it blows cold air through the heater ducts. With the heater
>lever down it blows hot air. But always blows air. Do I need to replace
>the middle cable? Can it replace it and leave the housing in place? Where
>does it attach in the rear (some awful place to reach I bet :-))? Thanks!
>
>
>
>Flash,
>
>It could be a couple of things. When all the levers are up and it's blowing
>cold air, I'll assume the air is from the engine fan. So you could have a
>busted cable or it could be a bad seal on the flapper valve in the heater
>unit.
>To check for a busted cable, look where it attaches to the heater (just
>inboard of the rear passenger tire) and see if the lever is moving there.
>If not,
>you need a new cable, if it is moving you need a new flapper valve seal.
>If the cable is bad you'll need to replace the whole thing as both ends have
>coils that won't go through the cover. To replace the cable you'll have to
>remove the tunnel cover on the bottom of the car. Not too difficult, but lots
>of screws. Someone with your name should be able to do it in a flash....
>
>Ned
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