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Date:         Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:40:57 +0000
Reply-To:     Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
Comments: To: musomuso@gmail.com
In-Reply-To:  <AANLkTikDbDfcj4Q4n01fk4qUx3KqO-SEEyd8ED_9h63h@mail.gmail.com>
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Is there a source for these cables other than a junkyard? Mine is so damaged that eve n when pushed in with pliers to "CLOSE" the valve, the cable has extra and is bent on the end terribly and won't fit in the bracket on teh lever.

> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:00:16 -0700 > From: musomuso@GMAIL.COM > Subject: Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > ..... > > > > Also, removing the > > heater/fresh air control plastic plate so you can see into that part of > > the controls, or to make adjustments to the cables at that end, is also > > easy to do. > > > One mistake I made in fiddling with levers and control cables during > my engine swap, was to put the cable back in the wrong hole on one of > the levers. The angles were such that eventually the cable bent at > lever. > > I would suggest that it's not beyond the scope of the well meaning > owner to have done this and is worth checking. > > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines


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