Did you thoroughly lube the new cable before you installed it ?
and test its smooth movement ?

mandatory in my world.
Lack of suffecient lubrication is something I see constanty in vanagons.
it's not just putting in new parts..
it's carefulartful installation of new parts that really gets the good
results.

I did get tripped by a cheap newish heater valve once ..
sure seemed like a cable problem ( new cable too ) .
It was an extra stiff-to-move new looking heater valve that was the real
problem.

stay cozy !
scott

On 11/9/2012 2:01 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> So last spring I took the entire dash out and performed all kinds of
> maintenance: fixed the leaky flapper vents, replaced the blower motor
> and the heater core, installed new MBC, took the wiper gear apart and
> re-greased it, and several other things. But the main reason I decided
> to get in there is that the footwell flap cable had bound up then broke.
> Stuck partway open. I replaced the cable it and checked its operation,
> then re-assembled the whole mess. It all worked like a charm although
> the footwell flap control seemed a little tough to move.
>
> Today I tried to open the footwell and it doesn't. The lever moves, the
> stupid footwell flap stays closed. I can only get warm air out the
> defogger vents.
>
> Grrrrr.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>