[elky] Re: Heat Control
- From: Jared Ryan <jryan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:07:56 -0500
Well, there's this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HEATER-CONTROL-CABLE-LEVER-78-87-EL-CAMINO-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem230a793016QQitemZ150499569686QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
$30 plus shipping is a lot. Is anyone willing to part with one for less?
On Sep 29, 2010, at 6:03 PM, Jared Ryan wrote:
> ... and when I added it to the Rock Auto cart, I was promptly informed it was
> not available.
>
> Halp!
>
> I really don't want to have to epoxy it. I'd rather have a new one.
>
>
> On Sep 29, 2010, at 6:01 PM, Jared Ryan wrote:
>
>> I found out what the problem is this afternoon. It's this lever.
>>
>> <heat_control_lever.jpg>
>>
>> The short piece is what's broken off. That's the end that connects to the
>> cable from the dashboard control.
>>
>> Robert and I talked about it on the phone, and neither of us knew how it
>> came off. It looks like you just take off the plastic clip for the pushrod
>> (turnbuckle type thing, goes in the big hole on the long part), then turn it
>> just right and it should pull out. It's keyed.
>>
>> Rock Auto shows it as Four Seasons part number 74806 for $8.58. AutoZone
>> and O'Reilly don't seem to stock it.
>>
>>
>> On Sep 29, 2010, at 3:06 PM, Jared Ryan wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 28, 2010, at 6:33 PM, Robert Adams wrote:
>>>
>>>> Anything off of full cold on the lever will open
>>>> the heater valve. Do your cooling adjustments with the fan speed.
>>>
>>> I tend to leave it at the next-to-highest fan speed, all seasons. The
>>> temperature control has always worked for me before with pretty good
>>> precision; either it needs adjustment or something broke. I'll probably
>>> look at it tomorrow afternoon.
>
>
>
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