At 16:59 9/29/2000, WoodyHalsey2@CS.COM wrote:
>The discussion about heat (and lack thereof) reminds me to ask if anyone gets
>any air volume out of the front heater blower. Mine (83.5, water-cooled)
>switches on and off fine and makes a lot of noise, but blows precious little
>air. Is this "just the way it is," or is there perhaps something blocking the
>ducts? I am comparing the feeble VW flow with the blasts I feel in new cars I
>rent pretty regularly for work.

Lots of volume on high speed.  Possibilities -- ducts disconnected.  You
should get a lot of volume driving down the highway even without the
fan.  Vents to rear of cabin open (bottom lever) will naturally reduce the
volume in front.  Also, there are two free-swinging flaps inside the heater
box which I *think* are supposed to blow shut and keep the fan from blowing
air back out the front.  They wear out their suspension pins (plastic pins
snapped into plastic clips) and either fall down or stop swinging.

david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"