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turning air-cooled Heater Off
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:23:13 -0400
...A) your heater cables are out of adjustment. -move the heater lever fully OFF, but adjust the lever to direct heat to the defrost...
Re: Sticky vent controls?
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:51:53 -0500
If you take the heater box out you must take the cables loose and that means readjust them to go in exactly as they...
Re: Cold air in winter
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 10:40:52 -0800
...levers and see the cable moving to open and close the flap near the floor or bottom of the heater unit. There is a...
Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 2 Aug 2007 14:22:30 -0700
...Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve The only stock vanagon that has the heater cable inside the passenger compartment next to the glove box...
What the Heck? Melted Heater Control Cable Housing - 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Steve Russell
Sun, 18 Jul 2004 16:09:25 -0700
...When I looked inside, the cable housing on the two lower controls on the heater control were melted and now hardened so they don...
Re: Heater Stuck on Hot
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 5 May 2003 19:56:11 -0700
The heater valve and it's end of the cable are not in the dash of an 85. Drop the spare tire and look...
Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 6 Aug 2010 09:07:05 -0500
...heater/fresh air control plastic plate so you can see into that part of >> > the controls, or to make adjustments to the cables at...
Re: Heater Fan
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Wed, 15 May 2013 21:13:12 -0400
Insure that the heater cut off keeps hot coolant out of the heater core. Cable adjustment and/or heater control valve replacement may be...
Re: Mystery battery drain solved!
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 10 May 2005 20:53:26 -0600
...I knew this could be a > problem with the heater since I had a bent heater control cable. I > dealt with the problem by...
Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 2 Dec 2013 15:29:52 -0800
...know the heater and vent cables? They are flexible sheathed rods that can both push and pull. By contrast a sheathed cable like a...
Re: Public thanks to Karl M
Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
Sun, 19 Jun 2016 18:19:42 -0400
...The van had an engine fire and the heater had some damage to the tstat cable. I bench tested it today but had no...
Re: throttle switch & heater cable
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Nov 1996 16:58:56 -0800
>| And, I complained about the low heat output, and they declared the heater >| temperature cable to be bent/kinked/whatever. I am doubtful. Has...
Re: GoWesty heater valve--it just works
Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
Tue, 15 Mar 2016 01:11:47 +0000
...and all the way closed to cool it, without bending your heater cable into pieces, I think the GoWesty product is your only alternative...
Rear Heater Tricks?
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Tue, 11 Nov 1997 04:21:22 -0600
Is there any way to rig up a rod or shaft to the rear heater core valve lever so you don't have to...
Re: Hot Foot well
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:10:06 -0700
...You have to undo the little clamp on the heater valve control cable by removing the instrument cluster and the slider plate if I...
Re: Front heat always!
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 14 May 2008 08:56:42 -0700
Stuck control cable? Improperly adjusted cable? Stuck heat control valve? (have a friend watch the valve while you move the lever) Worn foam on...
Re: '81 Heater control cable question
Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
Tue, 2 Dec 1997 05:51:24 -0800
...It appears that the woven steel-wire cable which connects to my right heater control flap is stretched; at least it looks that way...
Re: 1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and Source
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
Fri, 9 Mar 2018 13:43:43 +0000
...1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and > Source > > It looks like vanagain.com may have these parts. You in my > AirCooledVanagon fb...
Re: Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Mon, 18 Dec 2023 23:53:27 -0500
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Confession
Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
Wed, 15 Jan 97 12:23:00 PST
...After work I replaced both the cable on the sliding door, and the heater in about 45 minutes. WOW, what a difference it makes...
Attention geniuses:
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:47:00 EDT
...heater core (ouch)! Trying to pop-rivet the heater valve cable bracket back on the housing - It never crossed my mind that the heater...
Re: Replacing footwell vent control cable?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Tue, 5 Apr 2011 22:34:43 -0400
I have adjusted several heater cables, and I do believe that dash removal is not required to replace the cable between foot vent flap...
Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:16:27 -0500
...So, finally got the heater valve cable traced from the lever to the valve. Cable works fine, doesn't bind, isn't crimped. Valve...
Re: SA van images
Historical mailing list - Mike
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:23:28 -0500
...Been trying to twist those spring steel heater cables. I can't quite get it to make a perfect loop. If I could, there...
Re: front heater valve
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Mon, 1 Oct 2001 22:45:57 -0400
...If the cable is disconnected, you should be able to fix > it. If your problem is like mine, the heater valve itself might be...
Re: No heat from my 84
Historical mailing list - Stuart
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 17:59:33 -0700
...cable and the valve it attaches to by removing the spare tire and getting at it from below, it is in the heater hose...
Re: Heater valve not closing?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 2 Jul 2011 21:44:59 -0700
...Heater valve not closing? > I have found a better solution to a cable controlled heater valve. > Summit racing has a "Vintage Air" water valve...
Re: What the Heck? Melted Heater Control Cable Housing - 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 18 Jul 2004 17:43:59 -0700
...When I looked inside, the > cable housing on the two lower controls on the heater control were > melted and now hardened so they don...
Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 2 Dec 2013 18:16:07 -0500
...You know the heater and vent cables?� They are flexible sheathed rods that can both push and pull.� By contrast a sheathed cable like...
Re: trip out west
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 17:12:25 -0400
...Very useful on heater cables, throttle cables, bicycle brake and derailleur cables, and, of course, motorcycle cables. http://www.amazon.com/Hp-Tools-Cable...
Re: Too Much Heat!
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:16:44 -0400
...The person installing your heater stuff may have attached to cable in an arbitrary position. When correctly adjusted, both heater control boxes will be...
Re: snow! Can we talk about heat now?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 5 Dec 2005 08:16:35 -0800
...either a valve problem or (more likely) a problem with the cable from the dash controls that opens and closes the front heater valve...
Re: Sticky vent controls?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:06:29 -0700
...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> If you take the heater box out you must take the cables loose and that > >> means readjust them...
Re: Heater control cables - '82 Diesel
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 21 Nov 2004 14:17:14 -0800
...Jim On Sunday, November 21, 2004, at 10:57 AM, John Haugland wrote: > cables you can get new as well at the bus depot...
Re: Hot air from the dash? (how to fix it)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 02:49:32 EDT
...You will see a screw holding a clip which in turn holds the cable that goes to your heater. Put the heater valve at...
Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Mon, 2 Dec 2013 18:43:55 -0500
...know the heater and vent cables? They are flexible sheathed rods >> that can both push and pull. By contrast a sheathed cable like a...
Re: Heater Cable
Historical mailing list - Carl Smith
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 04:37:46 EST
...at the heater valve. The cable looks > OK > > at that end. I couldn't move the valve by hand with the cable attached, > it...
Re: Sticky vent controls?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:14:34 -0700
...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > If you take the heater box out you must take the cables loose and that > means readjust them...
Question regarding coolant flow and front heater
Historical mailing list
Mon, 23 May 2005 11:51:37 -0700
...My front heater is always on... I assume then that this is because the cable that controls the valve in the diagram is either...
Audiovox CCS-100 Cruise Control Installation
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Sun, 19 May 2002 12:57:07 -0400
...Anyway, I mounted the cruise control switch in place of the rear heater fan switch, since I no longer have a rear heater (http...
sticky accelerator cable woes
Historical mailing list - Mike Fife
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 20:18:48 -0700
...cable sheath appears to be affixed to various points hard to get to, like under the fuel tank and under the aux heater. Can...
Re: Endless Heat
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 12:25:38 EDT
...After > screwing around with the temp control lever and the connection to the heater > control cable, I'm beginning to suspect that it might...
Re: install heater core in AC housing.
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Wed, 7 Mar 2007 16:39:27 -0500
...heater hoses. (early & late) so when you get those you will need all of the parts. I had some difficulty in the cables. just...
Heater core valve in front
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Wed, 20 Jul 2005 07:42:07 -0700
Got a question on the front heater core valve. I have it closed but there appears to be some coolent still getting through the...
Heater Cables
Historical mailing list - WOODRUT
Thu, 01 Sep 1994 10:37:34 -0400 (EDT)
...Where do you start in terms of making these easier to move? I'm totally new to this cable thing and have no idea...
Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 2 May 2008 21:23:07 -0700
...t cheap either.) Yep, the round SA heater controls just make the old slider look like turn knobs. Control cables are still linear. BenT
Re: Heater core valve in front
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 20 Jul 2005 14:51:38 -0400
...Like said above, adjusting the cable is a bear.I think this adjustment is near the radio. The heater vent flaps are removable. Look...
Re: Heater cable repair
Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 08:24:32 -0500
...Heater cable repair The heater controls in my '84 Westy don't work so good. The one controlling the heat exchanger is stuck on...
Re: Heater Stuck on Hot
Historical mailing list - David Devere
Tue, 6 May 2003 10:45:57 -0500
...look over and in and there you will see the kinked cable. Be careful to not over straighten the cable, flex the lever back...
Re: Lube the accelerator cable on a vanagon? and some more..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 14 May 2010 06:55:12 -0700
...If I pull on the cable 'beyond the motor' but before it splices into the Vanagon cable, everything feels smooth. The cable from the...
Re: Heater Cable from Bus Depot?
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Fri, 10 Oct 2014 10:17:00 -0700
I just stopped by Van Cafe in Santa Cruz, and they told me they have these cables coming from Buslab in Berkeley. So apparently...
Re: Replaced that heater valve today!
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:33:52 -0500
...I changed the plastic heater valve, and forever was adjusting the cable clip which seems to be the culprit more times than one can...
web page updates
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Tue, 23 Sep 1997 21:40:50 EDT
...Added a procedure for replacing the heater cables in the air-cooled Vanagon, direct route: http://www.type2.com/bartnik/cables.htm I also...
V'gon Vent Cable Fix
Historical mailing list
20 Dec 96 05:57:24 PST
...The cable sheath on the upper heater control lever (front air vent) broke and forces LOTS of travel to be able to open/close...
Re: Cold air always
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:50:57 -0600
It could very well be the heater control valve that is malfunctioning. This is a really common problem in the Vanagon. I chose to...
Re: '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:32:44 -0800
...You should get the inner control lever assembly and cables with it, all as a unit. The cable for the heater valve will need...
Re: Heater always blows hot
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Thu, 24 May 2007 13:15:53 -0700
...and > then you'll see the coolant hoses and the heater > valve which is turned on and off > by a cable. The other end...
Re: How to Keep Cool in Your Vanagon
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:52:48 -0400
...The adjustment is done at the other end of the > cable > where it is clamped to the heater control panel. > > George > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to...
Pooh's on the mend - update
Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
Fri, 27 Mar 1998 09:58:50 -0000
...I said that this week would be the pain barrier - new exhaust (muffler), tail pipe and Heat Exchangers and heater cables. My local garage...
Re: How to Keep Cool in Your Vanagon
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sat, 19 Apr 2003 21:36:54 EDT
...This maneuvre completely cuts off hot coolant . . . >> So does adjusting the heater valve Bowden cable. George