Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 21:10:33 -0400
Reply-To: Robert Rountree <rountree@PLANETEER.COM>
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From: Robert Rountree <rountree@PLANETEER.COM>
Organization: Rountree R&D
Subject: Re: Very Hot Blowing over Accelerator Pedal
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What we have here is the old..... HOT FOOTwell kit....chapter 19.20
Bentley.. ......My sandals are all I have to protect my toes
from the hot air getting thru the whole center console pedal side. .... hot
road air goes thru the rad, then leaks into your pedal area.....I'm busy
right now.. but I'll look into mine later...I would think some of that
wrap-able type insulation, a little time on your back with the spare dropped
out of the way....relax.... think... air flow.....................Stop it at
the foot area.... don't get carried away and put to much material up
there... it will hold moisture .... sounds like a project ..
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: ProfiTech Systems <profitech@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: Very Hot Blowing over Accelerator Pedal
> This question reminds me:
>
> I noticed on my recent road trip that I cannot drive barefoot (on my right
> foot) if climbing long hills (or any kind of going slow) for very long.
For
> some reason, the front heats up (and actually heats the accellerator
pedal).
> This is independent of the fan/heat settings (all off)
>
> I figure it must be related to one of two things:
> 1. Heat from the radiator and associated hosed transferring heat to the
> throttle linkage somehow at low speed (due to reduced airflow under the
car)
> 2. Heat build-up in the front diff being transferred the same way
(Syncro).
>
> Brent Christensen
> '89 Syncro Westy "Klaus"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Beierl <synergx@IBM.NET>
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 1:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Very Hot Blowing over Accelerator Pedal
>
>
> > At 13:04 7/8/99 -0700, John Pattenden wrote:
> > >ventilation stuff was turned to cool (far as I can tell anyway given
the
> > >obscure interface of the vent controls) - anyone got any idea where
this
> >
> > Top lever is defrost air, right is on
> > Next is heat, right is on
> > Third is bottom air, right is off
> > Fourth is rear (unheated) air, right is off.
> >
> > So for maximum unheated bottom air, from the top -- left, left, left,
> right.
> >
> > This curious arrangement is so that if you have a sudden emergency need
> for
> > maximum defrost you can slam all the levers to the right with one hand
as
> > you engage afterburner with the other, and as your right hand slips off
> the
> > heat levers it will wipe the fan switch to full on. :-|
> >
> > david
> > David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net
> >
>
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