Date:         Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:41:34 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: SA van images
Comments: To: John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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I sent this message to fellow list member a few weeks ago, re rotary
controls

alistair
'86 syncro 7  passenger
'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
http://shufti.wordpress.com


hi Frank,

nipped up to the autowreckers the others day, want to swap square
headlight grill out of my '86 and replace with round. My '82's grill
was broken in the accident. I found 2 very nice bosch H4 lights,
almost new (made in sweden) but grill had a couple of tabs missing.

anyway, i wandered around yard, thinking about the delay dim interior
light units from '90s-'00's golf/jetta/passat when i found a golf
with the rotary controls pulled out. you know the kind, 3 large
circular knobs, fan speed, temp, and distribution. I had always
assumed they were vacuum controls, but no, they drive a cute gear set
that pull cables via levers.

a clever guy may be able to adapt to vanagon. fan speed and temp
pretty simple. distribution, well may be hard.

ab





On 13-Nov-09, at 11:02 AM, John Bange wrote:

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Daniel O Stevens <dosteven@syr.edu>
wrote:

> MAN, I'd really like to get my mitts on some of those climate
> controls for
> our family of Vanagon campers.
>

One of my many "imaginary projects to entertain on sick days" is an
upgrade
to the stupid cable-driven flaps and valves on the Vanagon climate
control
system. I have all sorts of web sites bookmarked for either vacuum or
electric powered 5/8" coolant flow valves and airflow diverter
servos.  I'm
still looking for a control panel that'll fit. Haven't been to pick a
part
lately. My most ridiculous notion on the subject has been to divert
the AC
output to the SIDES, where the speakers are, then pipe it to the
rearmost
body vent there above the windows, which would allow the cold air to
come
out the regular front vents, like a "real car". Closing off the
intake to
prevent outside air intrusion might be a nightmare though....

--
John Bange