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Offline Godzilla

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Heater controls....nightmare!!
« on: 30 September 2006, 17:24 »
I bought a heater control slider unit (if that amkes any sence?!) its the bit that the heater control sliders fit into. I got it due to my last one being broken when i bought the car, where the bolts go had broken so the whole thing moved about! Anyway i have fitted the new one and cant seem to get it to go hot now. The cables were a complete s#it to get in but i did it. There are some kind of hook thinks that the cables look like they should go through before being housed. I cant get the cables through here so just attaced them without going through the hooks. Everything works, cold-warm air but no hot air. Also the slider does not want to go to the cold side, kinda stops about half inch away. Any ideas on how to give me heat as the cold mornings are setting in and my extension lead does not reach 10 miles for me to put my little electric radiator in  :laugh:

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Re: Heater controls....nightmare!!
« Reply #1 on: 30 September 2006, 17:28 »
they cables look like they go not that far down but u prob already know that the cables go to little wheels/cogs down the bottom of the thing. i would take the whole lot of cables off the botom and reconnect them again, they control flaps in the airbox to divert heat and make heat hot or cold. work out which is which then work out where the wheel has to be to be hot etc then put the slider in the same position then connect it up. i broke mine in me old areg beaut and it went straightback in im not sure why yours is dodgy? go to a scrapyard and have a ganders at a bust mk2. where abouts are you?

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Re: Heater controls....nightmare!!
« Reply #2 on: 30 September 2006, 18:28 »
Thank you for help mate  :smiley:  I live in Aylesbury but work in Milton Keynes.

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Re: Heater controls....nightmare!!
« Reply #3 on: 30 September 2006, 18:29 »
oh right im a bit far from u im near staines (chertsey) was gonna say u could come look at my heater bits if u dont have access to a scrappy

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Re: Heater controls....nightmare!!
« Reply #4 on: 30 September 2006, 18:55 »
Thank you for offer and advice mate  :smiley:

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Re: Heater controls....nightmare!!
« Reply #5 on: 30 September 2006, 18:58 »
your welcome im sure some other people will have ideas and ways to do it!

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Re: Heater controls....nightmare!!
« Reply #6 on: 30 September 2006, 19:22 »
Just a thought, before you go too far.. have you checked your engine coolant level, could be as simple as it just needs topping up......
Tom