The defroster vents located at the base of the windshield (forward edge of
the dash) have slider thingies? Mine don't! Covered mine up with a rolled
up towel this morning coming down the mountain.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

On 1/17/2008 12:30 PM Jake de Villiers wrote:

> My '84 has little slidey things right beside the vanes that close them off.
>
> Like these:
>
> On Jan 17, 2008 9:40 AM, Michael Elliott < camping.elliott@gmail.com
> <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Getting a mite cold up in the mountains around San Diego these days.
>     Weather Service is promising 38F day, 28F night. Cold air leaks are not
>     welcome right now.
>
>     I notice that the dash (defroster) vents on the dash seem to be always
>     open. I removed the glove box and peered upward and see that the upper
>     ventilation control moves a lever on the side of some plastic air
>     vent-looking assembly up there, so the cable seems to be working. What
>     else could cause air to always come out those vents? (1984)
>
>     --
>     Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>     71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>     84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>     74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>     KG6RCR
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com <http://www.crescentbeachguitar.com>
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/
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