Sounds a good solution!
I have no intention to try it though!
Cheers,
Hans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com>
To: "Hans Duinhoven" <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>
Cc: "mglist" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 6:16 AM
Subject: Re: Lazy Me....
>
> According to the manual, the trick is to attach the cable to the door
> first, then feed it down into the dash as you install the heater box
> back into the car. After the heater box is reinstalled you hook the
> cable up to the control unit.
>
> Cheers,
>
> CR
>
> Hans Duinhoven wrote:
> >
> > Sounds familiar as well.
> > I had to take the whole unit out of the car for the respray.
> > I used a hacksaw to get the unit loose from the firewall.
> > The round foam stuff had acted due to the Calif. sun as superglue!
> >
> > Rebuild was allright till I came to attaching the cable to the heater
unit
> > "door".
> > I wonder what kind of midgets the MG factory had to do this work!
> > I have little fingers, but eventhough it was a terrible job.
> >
> > I was not lazy in this - its working fine!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Hans
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com>
> > To: "Hans Duinhoven" <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>
> > Cc: "mglist" <mgs@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 11:10 PM
> > Subject: Lazy Me....
> >
> > >
> > > Ya wanna hear another, "most reprehensible" workaround?
> > >
> > > The first time I wanted to use the heater on my '69 B. I couldn't
> > > get any airflow thru the heater. So after cleaning all the debris out
> > > of the inlet & the box, I discovered the problem to be that the tab
> > > attached to the door that's controlled by the airflow knob on the dash
> > > was broken loose from the door. It overlaps the door and the cable is
> > > rigid enough to push the door shut but it won't pull it back open. I
> > > got it all the way open with a long screwdriver but that leaves no
flow
> > > to the defroster ducts. After looking at the amount of work involved
in
> > > removing the heater just to get at the door, I took the lazy way out.
I
> > > set the control between "screen" and "floor" and positioned the little
> > > door against the tab. So now I get airflow to both feet and face,
which
> > > is actually the best way to go anyway. That way, you get heated air
to
> > > both feet and face. Drafty as the car is, top up or down, it's good
to
> > > have warm air over the face on a cold day.
> > >
> > > Lazy me, ;^)
> > >
> > > CR
> > > Hans Duinhoven wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Charly,
> > > >
> > > > Seems to be just another variant - workaround for the design
pitfall.
> > > > Once you get to live with these and keep thinking it's a 60's
design, I
> > do
> > > > not complain,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Hans
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