Date:         Tue, 13 May 2008 16:00:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bottom slider of the heater vent panel?
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net>
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If you slide that baby from left to right while you're driving you'll feel a
change in the amount of air blasting in, especially if you have the
defroster vents closed.

It makes a difference in both of my vans.

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:

> Does that lever actually do anything?
>
>  My van is an 84 without air conditioning.  I've got the other levers
> figured out and they seem to function as intended.  Weird Logic that the
> designers used to configure that system, but the bottom one has no
> detectable effect on anything.  It is supposed to be controlling the rear
> overhead vents, right?  But does it really?  Or is it something like the
> heater control on an Air Cooled bus used to be..."wishful thinking"...
>  Or is mine somehow disconnected?  Should I be feeling something inside
> the
> van when I change that from open to closed..?
>   Don Hanson
>



--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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