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| Technic-al Member Since: 05 Jun 2015 Location: Inverness Posts: 7  |
Is this in the wrong section?
Or do folk just put shiny wheels/stereos/seats on their vehicles on this forum?  |
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6th Jun 2015 9:38am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10382 
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Wheels, leather and other BS, obviously.
I have a 90 in a million pieces, I'm sure I can help, though your question is a bit vague. Pictures may help. |
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6th Jun 2015 10:17am |
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| Technic-al Member Since: 05 Jun 2015 Location: Inverness Posts: 7 |
Thanks for replying greeni. I would post some pics but I'm not near my 90 right now
 I will try and explain better. My old donor truck didn't have a heater or any of the control cables when I got it. Now that I'm reassembling I'm having difficulty figuring out what goes where.
I have the heater bolted in place. I notice that there are 2 arms on the heater. I know that 1 is temperature control and the other is blower speed but not sure which is which. I think top one is temp but not 100%. Also unsure how I am supposed to route the cables. I have a cable that comes out of lower dash in place already. I think this controls air direction (screen/feet) but the cable seems to be between the dash cowl and the metal piece that the cowl attaches to that is the whole width of the dash if that makes sense? This is stopping the dash cowl from fully tightening up. |
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6th Jun 2015 10:30am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2647 
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There are three cables; temperature control, air flow on/off, and direction control (feet/screen). The first two go through the bulkhead and affix to the heater unit itself, the third just goes to the power dash duct. On the heater the temperature control lever is on the top and the air flow lever is on the side.
As for the routing it can be a bit of a fiddle, but there is room in there somewhere. What type of dash do you have? I have a 2006 bulkhead with the later style dash sitting in the workshop and could have a look at that if it would help? |
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6th Jun 2015 10:42am |
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| Technic-al Member Since: 05 Jun 2015 Location: Inverness Posts: 7 |
Thanks retroanaconda. My (educated) guess at temp control being at the top was right!
 I have later type td5 dash. Just standard. If you could take look that would be brill. Thanks.
Al |
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6th Jun 2015 10:48am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2647
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Here we are, apologies for the poor photos - phone flash isn't that great.
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge You can see the two cables from the right hand controls coming out into the space behind the binnacle. One then joins the cable from the left control and goes out through the rubber grommet thing (see other photo for them emerging and heading off across the back of the engine bay to the heater). The up/down direction control goes into the lower part of the dash, it's not 100% clear where on these photos but you should have the cable coming out of the lower dash duct already so it's just a case of routing it appropriately. Avoid sharp bends! |
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6th Jun 2015 11:25am |
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| Technic-al Member Since: 05 Jun 2015 Location: Inverness Posts: 7 |
Yes I can see where mine is wrong. On mine the cable that controls air direction is wrong side of cowl. Think I just need to pull it back out and route it underneath the side of the cowl and up onto the controller with the arms. Many thanks.
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6th Jun 2015 11:35am |
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