[Zmagnette] cowl vent

[charles durning]

John,

Thanks

Charlie Durning

If you are using Google or Gmail, Big Brother is watching.



On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 3:52 PM, John Perkins <zamagnette at charter.net>wrote:

>  Charlie:
>     When it stops raining tomorrow, I'll try to get outside and get a
> picture from under my dash to show you what I had to do to get mine working.
>     Perkins
>
>
> On 5/15/2014 3:34 PM, charles durning wrote:
>
> John,
>
> Thanks for the insight.  I'll keep looking.  The strange thing is I cannot
> even pull the vent open from the outside.  Gotta be some bent and seized
> parts.
>
> Charlie Durning
>
> If you are using Google or Gmail, Big Brother is watching.
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 2:54 PM, John Perkins <zamagnette at charter.net>wrote:
>
>>  Charlie:
>>     On my car, I found that over time the joints in the linkage (the
>> designer must have been paid by the link) got rusty and trying to actuate
>> the lever bent the links.  I covered every joint I could see with
>> penetrating lubricant and straightened and much of the linkage as I could.
>> After working it slowly, I got my vent to fully open.
>>     Perkins
>>
>> On 5/15/2014 1:23 PM, Allen Bachelder wrote:
>>
>> I'd like an answer to this one too.  From bitter experience, I do know
>> that there are about a million wrong ways to fit this mechanism together -
>> all of them WRONG!  I also believe the diagram in the SPM is incorrect.
>>
>> Aaaarrrrrrrrrrrgh!
>>
>> Allen
>>      ******************************************************************
>>
>> *Allen & Florrie Bachelder       =iii=<Spring Creek Home for Wayward MGs*
>> *'57 ZB, '65 B, '69 C/GT, '73 B/GT*
>> *North Street, MI 48049, USA*
>> *http://www.mgexperience.net/member/bachldrs
>> <http://www.mgexperience.net/member/bachldrs>*
>> *NAMGAR GT39 - REGISTER TODAY!*
>>
>> *http://www.namgar.com/events/article/gt-39_ottawa_ontario/gt-39_get_ready_for_a_whole_lot_of_fun
>> <http://www.namgar.com/events/article/gt-39_ottawa_ontario/gt-39_get_ready_for_a_whole_lot_of_fun>*
>>
>> ************************************************************************************************************************
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  On May 15, 2014, at 2:19 PM, charles durning wrote:
>>
>> For some reason my cowl vent on my '58 ZB Chick Magnette will not open.
>> The lever moves what appears to be a full stroke but the cowl only opens
>> about 1/4 inch.  I've looked under the dash to see if I can understand how
>> it works and see if anything looks bent.  Frankly I'm pereplexed.  Perhaps
>> I'm looking in the wrong place.  Anybody have information on how the cowl
>> vent works?
>>
>> Charlie Durning
>>
>> If you are using Google or Gmail, Big Brother is watching.
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Zmagnette mailing list
>>
>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
>> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
>> Unsubscribe/Manage:
>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/zmagnette/bachldrs@comcast.net
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Zmagnette mailing list
>>
>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
>> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
>> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/zmagnette/zamagnette@charter.net
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Zmagnette mailing list
>>
>> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
>> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
>> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
>> Unsubscribe/Manage:
>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/zmagnette/durningcharles@gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Zmagnette mailing list
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/zmagnette/zamagnette@charter.net
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Zmagnette mailing list
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/zmagnette/durningcharles@gmail.com
>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/zmagnette/attachments/20140515/0a98e735/attachment.html>