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DRS1984
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 Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 9:42 pm Post subject: heater controls? |
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i just bought an '81 riviera and i'm trying to figure out how these heater controls work. for some reason the little colours and arrows printed on the dash aren't shedding any light. can some one help me out?
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Cam
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Joined: October 16, 2003
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Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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Well, the obvious one is "red for hot and blue for cold", although my van shouldn't even have the red dot... When I pull the top lever all the way right (the 'up' arrow) I get air on the front defroster. Aside from that, i'm in the same boat as you. C'mon folks, help us out! |
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DRS1984
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| Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| maybe someone knows where an owners manual can be found online.... |
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Ragman
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Location: Denver
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I'll scan that page from the owners maual when I get home if nobody comes up with an online copy. |
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Cam
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Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks, Ragman! |
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earthmuffin
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Joined: September 24, 2003
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Location: In the shower..........peeing!
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I've read my manual a few times and have come to the conclusion that I don't have enough higher education to ever totally unmask the mystery of the vanagon heating-cooling system. I do know this. Lever a, b, d to the right and c to the left makes thing warm, and the opposite makes things cold. Mine is an 85 so it might be a little different, but the controls look the same. I finally had to just play with it. It also seems that the upper 2 levers control the front vents and heat and the bottom levers control the back. Could be wrong though.
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Ragman
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Location: Denver
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Cam
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Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| Ragman, you have warmed my soul and my frozen fingers with your generosity I finally understand how to get that friggin' thing to warm up. And just in time for the first snowfall, too... I hope my gas heater works the way it's supposed to. I've been afraid to try it for extended periods. |
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DRS1984
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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Ragman, your knowledge is appreciated greatly. heater controls.........................demystified!!!!!
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j8
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Location: Minneapolis, MN
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nybeat84 - congrats on the new van. like the rest of the vw line, they're addictive.
ragman - thanks a million. we usually get heat by random chance. and then it often blows too hot, who'da thunk that would be a problem. |
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