Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 18:52:14 -0700 From: swcommnopsammci.net Subject: Re: Heater always on.
Aye Carumba! Dash work sucks. Better get some Tylenol if you get in that far. Phil Sharkey wrote: > dk wrote: > > > I have my hands on a 1986 Turbo. When I turn the fan on, the heat always > > seems to be on. No matter what I set the temp control too. Why does this > > happen? > > > > -- > > If your pull the radio out (or take out the drive's side dash speaker) there > should be a shaft that connects the switch (dial) with the heater flow valve. > If you are lucky it has just come off and you will be able to reconnect it. > If you are not so lucky one end or the other is stripped and you will have to > replace the switch (dial) and/or the shaft. If you've really been living > badly and your karma is seriously fouled, it will be a frozen heater flow > valve and a stripped shaft - prepare for serious dash work! > > Phil Sharkey