There are two possibilities: a) yours is the earlier system which does not have a fresh air blower (easy to check) and b) that one of the knobs has been pulled from the lever (unlikely - but also easy to check). The earlier systems were much like previous van/bug designs - relying on forward momentum to provide both fresh and hot air flow. The knob that you would be missing is either fresh air to passengers above the sliding door or fresh air control (most likely the second). See my previous message on the array of levers. The one missing would be either 3 or 4. Most likely 3. In any case you should be able to adjust for no heat as you can for all VW's - at the junction boxes at the back.
Cheers - DC
Scott Harvey writes: > > What's the deal w/ the FOUR levers? My '81 only has three. > The manual has reference to four, everyone on this list has > four, but mine only has three! Was the fourth a option? > It doesn't look like the third (that's the one I'm missing) > lever broken off or anything as far as I can tell. But this > might explain why it's immpossible to shut off the air flow > out of the two top vents (defoggers). And since the heat takes > about 15 minutes to kick in, I get cold air in the winters (summer > I don't mind). And let me tell you - it drops to the low 50's > out here in the winter time. > ______________________________________________ > / | \ > /================================================\ > /--|-------- ||---------------||---------------| =)\ > / /| || || | =)\ > / / | || || | =)\ > |__/__|________ ||_______________||_______________| =)\ > | | || Scott A. Harvey | > | | -- || UCLA - Campus Network Services | > | | || 5628 Math Sciences Addition | > | | || Los Angeles, CA 90024-1557 | > | | ______|| cnetsah@mvs.oac.ucla.edu | > |__| // \\ (310) 206-5346 // \\ | > ((==|___// (O) \\ _________________// (O) \\_______)) > \ / \ / > ----- ----- >
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