Re: [T3] Fresh air vents

[John Fessenden "fess" <fess-vwtype3.org@fess.org>]

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On Feb 23, 2005, at 4:10 PM, James Montebello wrote:

> > > What do those two knobs do (or are supposed to
> > do)?
> >
> > If they're like my '67's levers, they control flaps
> > on the back fresh air "scoops" that divert the air
> > to the
> > defrost vents, and/or down to your feet.
>
> I think we may be talking about different things.  I
> don't mean the two heater control levers on the floor
> by the handbrake.  I mean the two round knobs on the
> dash between the ashtray and the glovebox.
>
> Near as I can tell, the two floor heater levers work.
> One seems to control heat to the front, the other heat
> to the back.

Yah, I wasn't referring to the heater levers.

My '67 has levers on the dash that control the fresh air system.
my '72 has knobs that rotate to pull cables that open vents
in the fresh air box.

So, I can imagine, that your '69 has cables that
are pulled by rotating knobs, to actuate the vents
on the fresh air scoops. I'm fairly sure
the fresh air box, goes with the new body style in '70
so you should have the scoops.

--fess

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