Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 16:46:43 -0500 (EST)
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From: huff@dg-rtp.dg.com (Jerry Huff)
Subject: Re: More questions on my '85
>
> I hope I am not being to much of a pain here, I have lotsa questions.
>
> When the engine is cold on this '85, the idle is about 900-1000 RPM.
> When warmed up to normal operating temperature the idle increases to
> 1400-1600 RPM. The van also seems to be getting not so good gas
> mileage--not sure of the figures (and in fact, I don't know how much the
> tank really holds) but in 90 miles of driving, I have used 1/2 tank
> according to the fuel gauge.
I have an '84 and the gas gauge is not linear. I hit 1/2 tank around
100+ miles and fill up around 250 miles with the needle in the red
taking on 12-13 gallons. I believe the tank has a 16 gallon capacity.
>
> Also, could someone explain the heater/fresh air controls, they seem
> indordinately complicated (I also have a rear heater as well). The four
> levers seem like a carry over from the old '71 bus but I don't think
> right and left have much to do with the controls.
I thought this was an impossible control system to figure out until I
made the connection between top-to-bottom and front-to-back. The top
lever controls the windshield/defrost vents (right = more, left = less
as depicted by the white triangle above the lever). The second lever
controls the temprature (left = fresh air, right = fresh air passed over
the front heater core). The third lever from the top controls the air
flow at your feet (left = more, right = less). The last lever controls
fresh (non heated) air flow to the vents above the windows in the back
of the bus (left = more, right = less).
Typical summer setting (no A/C, maximum fresh air flow):
---------------------------
| ----------------------# | Windshield
| #---------------------- | Temp
| #---------------------- | Feet
| #---------------------- | Passenger
---------------------------
Maximum fresh air, non heated defrost:
---------------------------
| ----------------------# |
| #---------------------- |
| ----------------------# |
| ----------------------# |
---------------------------
Maximum fresh hot air defrost:
---------------------------
| ----------------------# |
| ----------------------# |
| ----------------------# |
| ----------------------# |
---------------------------
Typical cool weather setting:
---------------------------
| --------------#-------- |
| --------#-------------- |
| ----------#------------ |
| ----------------------# |
---------------------------
Maximum fresh hot air flow:
---------------------------
| ----------------------# |
| ----------------------# |
| #---------------------- |
| ----------------------# |
---------------------------
Shut it down to run the A/C
---------------------------
| #---------------------- |
| #---------------------- |
| ----------------------# |
| ----------------------# |
---------------------------
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