They're not broken, they're fine. I was just trying to point out that if all you need to do is to replace the bottom flap seals, the shaft and paddles pop right out for re-sealing. No need to pull the dash and heater plenum. What a pain! I just got through setting my heater plenum into place. Jim On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Joe Federici <joefederici@earthlink.net> wrote: > You can still get those plastic tabs at the dealer. There is a left > and a right, marked with a L or R. You should have a total of 4 two > of each. On my van and the parts van one of each were broken where it > snaps in. They were about 3.00 each at the dealer. > > Since you've gone this far if broken you might as well replace. > > JFF > > On Mar 7, 2008, at 12:51 PM, Jim Felder wrote: > > With my late-model heater/air plenum sitting on the conference table > in my > office, I noticed that the bottom flaps are not only removable by > removing > the four plastic plugs that support the shaft as it sits through the > housing, but that it would be relatively easy to remove same with the > heater > in the car. I can't prove it until I put the heater in the car, but > it would > go like this: > First, pull off the lower heater cover. Then get a flashlight and > find the > four clips that pull out. I will send anyone a close-up on request. Its > difficult to see them, they are black plastic like the edges of the > heater > plenum they are contoured exactly like. > > Make a note of how it comes out, if you put it in backwards it won't > seal. > Beware that the metal paddles that form the vent closers are not > perfectly > flat, there is an offset on each side that will force you to guide the > blades right between the raised plastic channels in the case. A > mirror and a > screwdriver and lying on your back might help. Anyway, a lot easier than > pulling the dash. > > You cannot get to the upper vent flaps this way, only the ones that > control > hot air spilling into the cabin when they are supposed to be closed. > > Jim > > |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.