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Subject:Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:11:17 -0700

Yeah, I just went to the store at lunch and found my levers at

L---
L---
L---
---R

The old memory is starting to show gaps...

On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 1:46 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> Those setting from Jake are wrong for max dash fresh air blowing on your
> upper body.
> This is what you want instead.
>
> L---
> L---
> ---R
> ---R
>
> For even better long term results remove the bottom lever and put it in
> the glove box where it belongs. Then slide the lower lever metal tab to
> the right and leave it there forever.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" wrote:
>
>> Hey Jake, we've covered this before. I think my heater box is messed up,
>> or maybe you have a higher tolerance for hot air around your head than
>> I, or maybe it's just cooler where you live.
>>
>>  > Summer settings in my '84 are:
>>  >
>>  > L---
>>  > L---
>>  > ---R
>>  > L---
>>
>> At 55 mph, only a gentle waft of air comes from the defrost vents.
>> Enough to lift a Kleenex, but nowhere near powerful enough to be felt by
>> Yours Truly. Besides, when it's 90F outside, I want air moving even when
>> stopped at a red light. Maybe even more then. Thus a fan.
>>
>> --
>> Rocky J Squirrel
>>
>>
>>

--
Jake

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1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

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