I think it is an 83 only piece. Never seen one on an 82. It SURROUNDS
the shift boot.
Al Brase

Shawn Wright wrote:

>On 25 Jan 2005 at 8:38, Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote:
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>>On Jan 25, 2005, at 8:33 AM, Shawn Wright wrote:
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>>>Ok guys, which duct are we talking about here? I suspect mine is
>>>already gone from
>>>the descriptions I'm hearing.
>>>Do you mean the later water cooled rear heater? I'm thinking of doing
>>>that also - I
>>>assume all the wiring & switch needs to be added also, or is the
>>>wiring hidden
>>>somewhere? ('82 Diesel).
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>>Shawn,
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>>The apparatus in question is a metal-and-plastic "raised floor" that
>>carries air from the front ducts to the rear passenger cabin. There is
>>a row of small ducts facing rearward flush with the back of the seat
>>pedestals, between them. I will send a picture to anyone who wants one.
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>>Apparently, you can remove this ductwork easily and then use the later
>>model (gas-engined) heater cover for the front ducts. Without the
>>heater cover in place, I don't believe there is continuity from the
>>front ducts to the floor ducts anyway, It's a great idea, I just have
>>to weigh the lack of heat to the rear cabin with the improved
>>appearance of having an unchipped front cover.
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>Ah... I see (or don't actually, since it appears mine is not there ;-)
>So this means my rear heat ducts might not work, except that I also have the DA-6
>heater, which is somehow plumbed into all this. I seem to recall a rush of heat at the
>front floor area the one time I turned on the DA-6, so this is probably where the
>missing cover once was. Now I need to take another look, since it doesn't seem like
>anything is missing, even though I've got the front carpets out. I wonder if things are
>different when the DA-6 is present? I'm going to have to study the Bentley again...
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>--
>Shawn Wright
>I.T. Manager
>Shawnigan Lake School
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