Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 16:07:44 -0700
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Heater Box, how to remove the flaps?
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"Is that the one that has a couple little keyed sections of the plastic
box itself that have to slide out?"
Well, there are three flappers. One is a full-width flapper -- that
ain't the one I'm struggling with. Another is dual-port thingy that
fires downward behind the shift console. The dual-port thingy comes out
by popping out four (4) little black plastic keys that trap the axle.
This ain't it. It's the third one, located sorta midway back in the box.
There are two large black plastic tabs that we removed, but we can't
figure out how to get the axle/flaps out. The axle is trapped between an
end cap on one end and the operation lever at the other.
--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
Bend, Ore.
1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.
On 05/05/2012 03:40 PM, David Beierl wrote:
> At 05:40 PM 5/5/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>> vents, that one has us stumped. The axle goes full length, has a cap at
>> one end and the cable lever at the other. We cannot figure out how to
>> get that thing to come out.
>
> Is that the one that has a couple little keyed sections of the plastic
> box itself that have to slide out? I canna remember and I don't have one
> to look at. I do remember that it's not a big deal once you figure out
> the trick. Last one I did was on Millie's Van and that must be a couple
> years ago now.
>
> While you're in there, don't forget to check the pivots on the
> free-swinging flaps that slam shut when the blower air is stronger than
> the ram air. They tend to wear triangular and then jam or fall out. If
> either happens, your blower will have a merry time blowing air around in
> a circle to itself, though the ram air will still be fine. A challenging
> item to repair because of access issues and the need for it to swing
> freely. I didn't last time, but I believe opening up access from the
> side (and covering it with aluminum body tape afterwards) would be the
> way to get in there without going insane. I don't regard renewing the
> foam on those flaps as important, and likely to do more harm than good
> because of the small clearances and low forces involved.
>
> Yours,
> David
>
> Yours,
> d
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