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Date:         Sat, 5 May 2012 17:03:47 -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?
Comments: To: neil n <musomuso@gmail.com>
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Thanks, Neil -- my original post was not very specific. David Beierl pointed me to Bentley 80.14 -- the assembly I'm inquiring about is the defroster/footwell flap assembly -- the two sets of flaps share the same axle. Can't for the life of me figure out how to get that axle out so I can replace the foam bits.

-- 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 04:49 PM, neil n wrote: > Mike. > > I have one from an '85. I'll take a look. Used to have pics of my air > cooled while apart. > > Long shot but any chance there's screws under foam? IIRC, I found > Phillips screws under foam somewhere but that was a few years ago and > a different box. > > Neil. > > On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Rocket J Squirrel > <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: >> "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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