<VV> Corsa Air Conditioning Question

[John Oshea]

I have the dealer A/C installation manual which lays out how to cut a 
section from the dashboard support.
Unless that support is removed the A/C control panel can't be installed at 
all.
I have removed that dash support per the installation manual and installed 
the dash brace that's required after you cut out the original support.
The problem is the bottom of the tachometer housing which is touching the 
top of the A/C fan lever when the control is screwed in place.
If I loosen the A/C control panel a little and let it drop down only a small 
amount the switch will work properly.
I could probably remove the dash and dent the tachometer housing bottom a 
little to get clearance but I really hate taking that dash out if there's an 
easier way.
I'm pretty sure I have a '66 A/C control panel. Since A/C was offered in '66 
does that mean that '65 and '66 Corsa tachometer housings are just slightly 
different? I wonder. Anybody know?
Thanks for your ideas.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jimster1" <jimster1 at earthlink.net>
To: "'John Oshea'" <jco99 at cox.net>; "'Virtual Vairs'" 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 2:40 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> Corsa Air Conditioning Question


> It's been a long time since I did my install, but isn't there a hunk of 
> the
> dash support that needs to be sawed out and a brace installed?
> Jim
>
>
>
> A new problem cropped up today while installing factory A/C from a donor 
> car
> into my 1965 Corsa.
> When I installed the A/C control panel in the dash I discovered that the 
> fan
> switch horizontal lever will not move.
> The switch works fine both mechanically and electrically when the control
> panel is out of the car.
> It's difficult to see the rear of the control panel when it's installed 
> but
> I think the bottom of the tachometer housing is interfering with the 
> switch.
> Could it be that factory A/C was not available on the 1965 Corsa?
> Has anyone run into this A/C fan switch problem and found a solution?
> Thanks for your help.
>