On Jul 11, 2010, at 9:51 AM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> mark drillock wrote:
>
>> We covered all this ground on this list many years ago and a few
>> times
>> since. I have owned many 86 and 87 vans as well as other years and
>> back
>> then noted that my early 87 had the same as my 86 while my later 87
>> had
>> the different setup.
>>
>> Of course with all the dead heater fans and cores over the years it
>> is
>> likely that some people have swapped working units from other years
>> into
>> a year that originally had another type.
>
> Hey Mark, I have total respect for your knowledge, I've seen your shop
> and know how deeply you understand these vehicles. But to add a datum
> point to your accumulated wisdom, I just checked: On this 1984 model,
> 1.9l, AT, the fan drives air out the dash end vents (now that I have
> mine hooked back up).

This is also my experience in my 84-fan blows nicely out the side dash
vents w/ LLRR. out the bottom vents w/ LLLR or LLRL, I forget which one.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-4 levers, so many possible variations

>
> I have no reason to think that it has a replacement heater box given
> how
> totally stock the van was when I got it six years ago with 68,000
> miles
> on it. You've seen this van and may recall it. But I could be wrong
> about that. One of these days, when I have the time and confidence,
> I'm
> going to open the dash and repair the failing foam seals on the box.
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
>
>
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> Jake de Villiers wrote:
>>> I tried Mark's LLRR settings on the way home from work in Dixie
>>> with the
>>> Behr Indash AC and got nothing - with Dix the LLLR is the breeziest.
>>>
>>> I just went out front and tried the Grey van (parked) and with the
>>> levers
>>> LLRR the fan blows tons of air through the dash end vents.
>>>
>>> Just reporting, Jake
>>>