Is there a source for these cables other than a junkyard?  Mine is so damaged that eve n when pushed in with pliers to "CLOSE" the valve, the cable has extra and is bent on the end terribly and won't fit in the bracket on teh lever.
 

 
> Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:00:16 -0700
> From: musomuso@GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:
> .....
> 
> 
> > Also, removing the
> > heater/fresh air control plastic plate so you can see into that part of
> > the controls, or to make adjustments to the cables at that end, is also
> > easy to do.
> 
> 
> One mistake I made in fiddling with levers and control cables during
> my engine swap, was to put the cable back in the wrong hole on one of
> the levers. The angles were such that eventually the cable bent at
> lever.
> 
> I would suggest that it's not beyond the scope of the well meaning
> owner to have done this and is worth checking.
> 
> 
> Neil.
> 
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