First off-- The fresh air fan/vents (outboard edge of dash, & along the roof in the cabin) are separate and not in any way related-to/connected to the heating system. In the winter, turn that fan off, close the vents on the dash, and move the fresh air levers (the bottom 2) fully to the RIGHT until spring. Secondly, I haven't a clue where your heat is going. With the levers as you describe them, about 90% of the heat *should* be blasting toward the back seats from the outlet between abaft the front seats. With the heat distribution lever (the TOP lever) in the middle of it arc, you should have about 60/40 front to rear heat distribution. With the lever fully right, it should be 90% defrost and about 10% front floor. Debunking my earlier assertion that the two systems (fres/heat) are not connected: futzing with the fresh air distribution lever when the heat distribution lever is in the middle or in the defrost setting *can* mix fresh air with the heated air stream through the front floor and defrost vents only. Don't ask me how. Check to see that you didn't leave a rag, or a squirrel in the ducting, and that all the cables move their indented mechanisms. If you can't get it working right, sell the van...I like the Ford Aerostar myself... G. Matthew Bulley Divine Creator and Grand Emporer of the VW Heat, Rust, Noise Web Page http://www.bulley-hewlett.com/VWindex/ Owner of too many VW's to mention Mount Olive, NC -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Myron Lind Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 9:43 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: air cooled without heat OK all you guys with awesome air cooled heat. I have gale force heat coming up out of the heater pipe (I unhooked it right where it goes into the heater control area). But I have a barely noticeable dribble coming out of the vents. I had the dash out earlier and had connected all the cables up to their original location--or so thought. The top lever is to the left, the other three are to the right. I can see that the vent doors to allow heat to come out toward the floor are open. The fresh air fan seems to be just that--fresh, cold, air. Any ideas where all this hard earned heat is going once it goes into the "heater distribution maze"?
Myron Lind 81 Westy 82 Diesel getting mechanical TDI |
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