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self-closing vents?
If it is working correctly you should here a definate "shoosh" "clunk" as
the vent closes. There should not be any if very little air comming out of
the center vents when moved to the DEFROST mode.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "rocco16v" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
To: "Donald Walter" <dswalter.wi@netzero.net>; "Allyn"
<amalventano1@home.com>; "Désinor Jean-Claude" <desinor@sympatico.ca>;
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: self-closing vents?
> Okay-
> I have to acquire some first-hand knowledge of this....it's cold, wet,
> and dark outside at 5:05AM...I go out, fire up the '87 (w/ AC).....heater
> control NOT defrost....turn on blower. Plenty air coming from center
vents.
> Move heater control to DEFROST, and the air from the center vents is
reduced
> by 80%.
> Would have to say that, yes, my car tries to shut off the center vents
when
> in defrost mode.
> (probably old, bad gaskets/sloppy linkage are accounting for the
>
> Larry sandiego16V
>
>
>
>
> > I have a 1986 16V and the center vents close automatically when on
defost
> > which is all the way to the right. It also engages the A/C for
extracting
> > the moisture if you have A/C.
> > Don
> .> > Al-
> > > Are you sure? My owner's manual specifically instructs one to close
> those
> > > vents when one wants to defrost the windshield/windows. And mine
don't
> > shut
> > > by themselves.
> > > Maybe you had a MkI that shut 'em automatically...?
> > >
> > > Larry sandiego16V
> > >
> > >
> > >
> .
>
>
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