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Jerry J Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2004 Posts: 1257 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:41 am Post subject: Heater cables too short- oh no! |
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Well according to the PO the heater control cable was too short so his answer was to just wire the heater boxes open when it gets cold and adjust the temperature with the the various windows. Effective but not practical since we get a bit of rain here in the Pacific NW.
So I bought a new cable setup and installed it. Again too short by about 2.5" to 3". The only thing that I can figure is that since it is not the original engine (1600dp) that the heater boxes are further toward the rear of the bus. The new cables are the #211 711 629b which is the bus cable for all years up to 1967. The bay cable is completely different so whats a guy to do? _________________ Jerry
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OG Velvet Samba Family Man
Joined: February 24, 2003 Posts: 2168 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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I wire them up in the winter, unwire them in the summer _________________ '67 13 Window
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chrome Samba Member
Joined: March 21, 2003 Posts: 746 Location: back in NorCal
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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the engine shouldnt matter, do you have bug/early bus heater boxes? late bus(68-71) boxes look about the same but the heater hook up is at the top of the box, where as the bug/early bus hook up at the bottom of the box, i wish i could post a picture but me is dumb wit computr skilz
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69734 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Jerry J Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2004 Posts: 1257 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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EverettB wrote: |
I don't have a solution for you but there is not one set of heater cables for all Buses through 1967. There are at least 4-5.
Walkthrus alone use a different set than bench seat Buses. |
Everett, this is great info. I do have a walkthru. My boxes are connected at the bottom so they do line up with the tubes. I'll look into what the correct cable is. Thanks! _________________ Jerry
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Jerry J Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2004 Posts: 1257 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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I just checked the Wolfsburg West site and it lists the walkthru as using the 211 711 629"c" version. The retailer sold me the "B" version which is for the non-walkthru.
I'll post if it works out ok. _________________ Jerry
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sgellis Samba Member
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Bruce Amacker Samba Member
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Krustybus Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2004 Posts: 442 Location: SE Michigan
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 4:57 am Post subject: Re: Heater cables too short- oh no! |
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I save those lever links off wasted heater boxes for this situation. With a small nut/bolt you can make those double length. They can also be bought in heater box lever kits. _________________ Tim |
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western auto Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2013 Posts: 293 Location: yuma,az
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 8:46 am Post subject: Re: Heater cables too short- oh no! |
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cant you put one of those vw throttle cable extentions on there? |
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zehbeh Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2008 Posts: 249 Location: Stuttgart
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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EverettB wrote: |
I don't have a solution for you but there is not one set of heater cables for all Buses through 1967. There are at least 4-5.
Walkthrus alone use a different set than bench seat Buses. |
But walkthrough cables aren't longer than bench seat ones. On walkthrus the passenger side is longer than the drivers side cable.
If my cable would be too short, i would make extensions. |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69734 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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zehbeh wrote: |
EverettB wrote: |
I don't have a solution for you but there is not one set of heater cables for all Buses through 1967. There are at least 4-5.
Walkthrus alone use a different set than bench seat Buses. |
But walkthrough cables aren't longer than bench seat ones. On walkthrus the passenger side is longer than the drivers side cable.
If my cable would be too short, i would make extensions. |
WolfsburgWest listings
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=211711629B
HEATER CABLE, 1955 (1955 Bus, starting at chassis # 20-117903) -1967 Bus, non walk-thru models only, OEM, 5715mm
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=211711629C
HEATER CABLE, 1955 (1955 Bus, starting at chassis # 20-117903) -1967 Bus, walk-thru models only, OEM, 5750mm
The walk-thru cable looks 35mm longer from their listings. _________________ How to Post Photos
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zehbeh Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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EverettB wrote: |
The walk-thru cable looks 35mm longer from their listings. |
I once installed a standard one in my walk through bus. Drivers side was fine, passenger side too short, and built an extension for that.
Later I managed to get a walk through cable, and that was asymmetrical, one side longer (probably 35mm).
This wouldn't help the OP if both cables are too short. |
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Z Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2003 Posts: 2517 Location: galveston, tx
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:05 am Post subject: |
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zehbeh wrote: |
EverettB wrote: |
The walk-thru cable looks 35mm longer from their listings. |
I once installed a standard one in my walk through bus. Drivers side was fine, passenger side too short, and built an extension for that.
Later I managed to get a walk through cable, and that was asymmetrical, one side longer (probably 35mm).
This wouldn't help the OP if both cables are too short. |
FWIW, the passenger 'side' was too short b/c the cable was too short. |
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sgellis Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2016 Posts: 2002 Location: SW Nova Scotia, Canada
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bacres Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2012 Posts: 19 Location: Scottsdale AZ
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Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:14 pm Post subject: Re: Heater cables too short- oh no! |
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Awesome.. I have the same problem... 62 Panel, bench seat with a T1 1600 DP and Bug heater boxes.. The cables on both sides are about 2-3 inches short.. This extension using aluminum rod is brilliant!! Thx... |
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