Mike.

I have one from an '85. I'll take a look. Used to have pics of my air
cooled while apart.

Long shot but any chance there's screws under foam? IIRC, I found
Phillips screws under foam somewhere but that was a few years ago and
a different box.

Neil.

On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
<camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Is that the one that has a couple little keyed sections of the plastic
> box itself that have to slide out?"
>
> Well, there are three flappers. One is a full-width flapper -- that
> ain't the one I'm struggling with. Another is dual-port thingy that
> fires downward behind the shift console. The dual-port thingy comes out
> by popping out four (4) little black plastic keys that trap the axle.
> This ain't it. It's the third one, located sorta midway back in the box.
> There are two large black plastic tabs that we removed, but we can't
> figure out how to get the axle/flaps out. The axle is trapped between an
> end cap on one end and the operation lever at the other.
>
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> Bend, Ore.
> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in
> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.
>
> On 05/05/2012 03:40 PM, David Beierl wrote:
>>
>> At 05:40 PM 5/5/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>>
>>> vents, that one has us stumped. The axle goes full length, has a cap at
>>> one end and the cable lever at the other. We cannot figure out how to
>>> get that thing to come out.
>>
>>
>> Is that the one that has a couple little keyed sections of the plastic
>> box itself that have to slide out? I canna remember and I don't have one
>> to look at. I do remember that it's not a big deal once you figure out
>> the trick. Last one I did was on Millie's Van and that must be a couple
>> years ago now.
>>
>> While you're in there, don't forget to check the pivots on the
>> free-swinging flaps that slam shut when the blower air is stronger than
>> the ram air. They tend to wear triangular and then jam or fall out. If
>> either happens, your blower will have a merry time blowing air around in
>> a circle to itself, though the ram air will still be fine. A challenging
>> item to repair because of access issues and the need for it to swing
>> freely. I didn't last time, but I believe opening up access from the
>> side (and covering it with aluminum body tape afterwards) would be the
>> way to get in there without going insane. I don't regard renewing the
>> foam on those flaps as important, and likely to do more harm than good
>> because of the small clearances and low forces involved.
>>
>> Yours,
>> David
>>
>> Yours,
>> d

-- 
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