I'd like to piggyback on this question please:

My '81 aircooled westie is giving plenty of hot air from
the vent just behind/between the front seats (enough
to melt plastic -- a bit scary) but it isn't getting to
the front outlets regardless of heater control position.
Where should I begin looking?

It's probably a weekend of taking the whole dash out,
(dash it all) and in the last 30 minutes I've got a Bentley,
but clues to what wires/levers to try first would be great.

Alan

----- Original Message -----
From: "james@icebox500.com" <icebox500@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 11:51 AM
Subject: Question regarding coolant flow and front heater

Having looked at the diagram a question popped into my mind.

My front heater is always on... I assume then that this is because the cable
that controls the valve in the diagram is either broken, bent, or weak.

Has anyone replaced this before? Digging around in the dash is a bit of a
nightmare in my experience.

Thanks,

James