[Chuck]

Air and Heat, Part I

Two little problems, two easy solutions.

1. There is no provision for adjusting air flow between the side dash vents and the floor vent. There is a lever on the evaporator case which accomplishes that task but it is not accessible once the unit is installed. Realistically, one will not need to be changing the direction of the air flow very often, so cluttering up the dash with another control was not something we wanted to do. It was an easy matter to add a simple cable and knob accessible by reaching under the dash. Simply pulling down directs air to the dash vents, pushing up directs air out the floor vents, and somewhere in between splits the air flow.

2. So what happens if the evaporator needs to be removed once the car is done? Two of the bolts securing the unit are under the fiberglass dash. Removing the dash could be a major headache. By removing only the dash vent access to the two bolts is possible. A couple of holes were drilled inside the vent area, where they will not be seen when the vent grill is in place. This will provide access to the bolts supporting the AC unit, permitting it be removed without having to remove the dashboard. If one plans to direct air out the dash grill, removable plugs could be added to seal these openings.