Topic: Fresh air vents ?????? Need help !
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Hi all,
Ok , so now I am on to the Vacuum lines.
I have AC, in all the diagrams that I can find it shows a vacuum hose going from the climate control over to the passenger side fresh air vent actuator. That I understand.
Now, can anybody tell me what controls the DRIVERS SIDE fresh air vent???????
Here is pretty much what I find.
First is without AC
This is with AC
I can not find anything , picture , diagram , nothing that tells me what I need.
So hopefully in this vast wealth of knowledge, someone has the answer.
I want to get my interior back together so i can get this monster on the road.
Thanks
Joe
|UPDATED|4/2/2012 6:57:16 PM (AZT)|/UPDATED|
Ok , so now I am on to the Vacuum lines.
I have AC, in all the diagrams that I can find it shows a vacuum hose going from the climate control over to the passenger side fresh air vent actuator. That I understand.
Now, can anybody tell me what controls the DRIVERS SIDE fresh air vent???????
Here is pretty much what I find.
First is without AC
This is with AC
I can not find anything , picture , diagram , nothing that tells me what I need.
So hopefully in this vast wealth of knowledge, someone has the answer.
I want to get my interior back together so i can get this monster on the road.
Thanks
Joe
|UPDATED|4/2/2012 6:57:16 PM (AZT)|/UPDATED|
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As far as I know, the A/C cars did NOT have a driver side vent in the kick panel area....that may explain why you cannot find a diagram for it.
If your car has a vent on the driver side kick panel, either it was a non-A/C car from the factory, or maybe they ran out of A/C panels when the car was being assembled, and they used what they had on hand....
That being said, I also say that I am not all that up on the early cars, as far as the A/C-venting systems....so I could be wrong.
If your car has a vent on the driver side kick panel, either it was a non-A/C car from the factory, or maybe they ran out of A/C panels when the car was being assembled, and they used what they had on hand....
That being said, I also say that I am not all that up on the early cars, as far as the A/C-venting systems....so I could be wrong.
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HAS MOTION HOOD SCOOP, REVERSED GILLS
ZL-1 FENDER FLARES AND
MOTION REAR SPOILER, LEMAN'S GAS CAP,
BUCKET HEADLIGHTS.
CAN-AM FRONT
RACING SPOILER. CHROME HOOKER HEADERS AND SIDE PIPES! 4 SPEED M20,
LOOKS FAST STANDING STILL !!
Joel, This was a non-air car. I installed the AC for the wife.
That being said, I may just get a manual pull for that side. Or I may just modify it to be closed at all times.
Any other input is helpful.
Thanks.
Joe
there isn't an opening on the drivers side anyway if I remember right, pull the kick pad and look.........sorry, if your car was a factory non AC car there is an opening, only AC cars were closed on the drivers side....I think 
, if you car was a factory non AC car the openings on the outside of the back window also had a vac operated door for the air to flow out inside of the by the package rack, AC cars were sealed closed......I think.
|UPDATED|4/4/2012 9:02:01 AM (AZT)|/UPDATED|
, if you car was a factory non AC car the openings on the outside of the back window also had a vac operated door for the air to flow out inside of the by the package rack, AC cars were sealed closed......I think.|UPDATED|4/4/2012 9:02:01 AM (AZT)|/UPDATED|
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Joe, since your's was non-A/C, the driver(both sides, actually) side vent was operated by a cable from the shift console. It would be just like the set-up in your first diagram up there. If you still have the non-A/C shift console, there should be two slots on either side of the control panel for the cable pull levers...
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MOTION REAR SPOILER, LEMAN'S GAS CAP,
BUCKET HEADLIGHTS.
CAN-AM FRONT
RACING SPOILER. CHROME HOOKER HEADERS AND SIDE PIPES! 4 SPEED M20,
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Thanks,
both of you guys are right.
Air cars were closed off on the drivers side.
I just bought my vacuum adapter and all the brackets and hardware yesterday for the passenger side.
I also bought a manual choke cable at advance auto and I am goin to make a bracket so I can mount it so I will be able to open/shut the drivers side vent.
I just have to find a nice spot to mount it under the dash. (tonights project)
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