Hi John

When I bought my '85 a few years back, the cable that you're dealing with
had been cut from the lever mechanism and the cable end was left accessible
to the right of the steering column, below the dash.  A little crook was
bent into the wire to allow manual operation.  This may not be pretty but
I've felt no compulsion to change it... then again I've installed toggle and
momentary switches to replace the ignition/starter switch... and bits of
copper tube and PVC here and there... and... :-)

J.Peter
'85 weekender "Snugvagon"

>From: "John P. Flaherty" <jflaherty@PIVOT.NET>
>Reply-To: "John P. Flaherty" <jflaherty@PIVOT.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: No heat from my 84
>Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 20:24:27 -0400
>
>Hi Volks:
>
>Maine is starting to get a bit chilly at dawn. I tried to turn the heat on
>this morning, and didn't get any. Blower works, but blows cold air, even
>after engine was at operating temp. I noticed that the 2nd lever down, the
>one that's supposed to control the temperature, offered absolutely no
>resistance when sliding it back and fourth. I suspect the cable or whatever
>attaches to it has come loose. Is there an easy way to get at this without
>disassembling the dash? If the cable is still connected to the lever, what
>does the other end connect to?
>
>TIA,
>John Flaherty
>'84 Vanagon GL
>'84 Rabbit GL

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