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RE: Heat, or IT's Hot



PS: what is described below is only valid on cars that have had or have Air
conditioning on them, I have many 86 8v non A/C only have the blower
resistor and blower hoel under the tray.

Patrick


-----------------------Original Message-----------------------
>From:  S. Coleman
>To:  scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Date:  5/17/01  7:11 PM
>Subject:  Re: Heat, or IT's Hot
>
>
>  OK,...simplest way of doing this.  Pop the hood on your car.  Stand at
the
>passenger side fender and look down at the strut tower.   Now look to your
>left and you'll see the "drain well".  This drain well may have a plastic
>(black) *tray that covers up the part you will be looking for.  The plastic
>tray is basically held down by that black piece of rubber molding.  Peel up
>the rubber molding and you should see how this plastic tray now comes out.
>Once out,...Inside this "drain well" you will see a long black plastic box
>that has two vacuum connections on the end nearest the passenger fender.
>You should now see the square *hole* in the box which is where this flap
is.
>The vacuum connections you see control the open/close feature of this flap.
>HTH,
>Chris
>----- Original Message -----
>From: The '84 Scirocco <scirocco@macslut.org>
>To: vw list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 7:48 PM
>Subject: Heat, or IT's Hot
>
>
>> So recently someone asked about engine hot air coming out the vents
>instead
>> of fresh air, and I could relate.  I think I followed most of the thread
>> about the "flap" not opening/closing, but I cannot find said part.  I
>> believe someone mentioned its near the firewall where the heat comes in.
>> can someone help me more specifically?  Right now I have the vents
closed,
>> but it still seems like heat is radiating in from somewhere.
>>
>> Btw, the heat works fine in the car (from the winter), I do have AC but
it
>> is non-functioning.
>>
>> Greg
>>
>>
>> --
>> Greg Coan
>> '84 Scirocco
>>
>> scirocco@macslut.org
>>
>>
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