Three cables one lever....

Discussion in 'Mech Tech' started by Deefer66, Sep 25, 2018.

  1. Well ok two levers.. but the cold one already had something to do..
    Trying to get heat sorted for winter only got one hot lever and three cables .. guess the short one connects onto the totem and connect to some other control lever? Am I missing a lever or do the loop together?

    Type 4 engine but she was a 1600 in the past..[​IMG]

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  2. Moons

    Moons Supporter

    There's usually two red levers.
     
  3. i was thinking that mself :thumbsup:
     
  4. There was a change between earlier late bays and later late bays I think
     
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  5. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    This.
     
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  6. Yep - on mine there are 2 red ones in the one slot.

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  7. 77 Westy

    77 Westy Supporter

    That’s an early dash isn’t it? I thought they had four levers, or was it fork handles?
     
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  8. You might possibly be missing another red lever (have a look at the sliders behind the dash). One (or two) long cables run to the exchangers on the engine to set the heat. The other red controls the cable to the totem pole, with a further cable controlling the diverter flap under the cab floor. The diverter directs air to the back of the bus through the slot at the rear of the walkway.
     
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  9. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    Yep I have 4 levers in my early
     
  10. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    When you sort the air leaks, loosen and undo the wire holding the heat x flaps open, repair them, insulate the piping and fix your wiring controls, you need to adjust the wires correctly as they’re supposed to work in a slider fashion to allow a certain amount of temperature control.

    I’ll find a link to a good write up if I can!
     
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  11. You're thinking of clover. Supposed to be lucky.
     
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  12. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    I think they changed after the 73 model year!
     
  13. Poptop2

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    https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7959993
     
  14. Cheers all.. she's a crossdressers but also some cosmetic surgery so could be a mix of all.
    Only one lever for red but totem not connected to any levers the cable to middle of van deflector is there.. but missing the connectng pipe underneath anyway..
    Which ones have one red lever ?

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  15. That looks closest....apart from exchangers are a 1600.. but the design is about right ta

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  16. All of them have two red levers, later vans have one blue, earlies have two
     
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  17. You need red levers, one for heat, one for direction.
     
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  19. Only got one tho need the blue one to open the flaps....

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