Type 44 cabin ventilation (lack of)

[rob hod]

    Thanks everyone for suggestions on this one. I've checked out the fresh
air flap and it's fine apart from one thing. The flap and crank are
postioned so that the flap opens towards the bulkhead. the illustration in
the haynes manual shows it opening towards to the front of the engine bay.
Is it possible that this makes a difference?.

    On another tack I'm toying with the idea of disconnecting the cable and
fixing the flap in a certain position. I would rather have fresh air
available all the time and not need to have the blower on 1 or above to have
the flap open. any BTDT bearing in mind that this is a non CC setup.

    Cheers


rob
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence C Leung <l.leung at juno.com>
To: <knotnook at traverse.com>
Cc: <rob3 at hod3.fsnet.co.uk>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2001 2:27 AM
Subject: Re: Type 44 cabin ventilation (lack of)


> Perhaps the fresh air flap has broken, like on the CC models.
>
> LL - NY
>
> On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 14:50:18 -0500 Kneale Brownson
> <knotnook at traverse.com> writes:
> >I believe "econ" setting gives you ourtide air through the dash vents
> >(not
> >at foot level) on most Type 44's.  If your climate control temperature
> >
> >setting is at "low", it should be unheated outside air.  If your CC
> >temp
> >setting is anything much higher than outside temperature, you get
> >heated
> >outside air.  I think the cabin vents partly through the vents in the
> >rear
> >quarter panels below the plastic bumper cover.  If you have the trunk
> >
> >loaded with stuff, it may be cutting down on air flow.
> >
> >
> >At 02:54 PM 03/24/2001 +0000, rob hod wrote:
> >
> >
> >>     I have to say that the cabin ventilation in my avant (non
> >climate
> >>control)  is about the worst I've ever encountered.
> >>
> >>     What I'm used to is having a source of fresh air that I can
> >direct to my
> >>head even if I've got warm air going elsewhere.
> >>     The dash vents are fairly useless  even with the blower on and
> >it seems
> >>that without it no air enters the cabin at all.
> >>
> >>     Has anyone got any mods that improve upon the standard sorry
> >state of
> >>affairs. All I want is some nice fresh air without opening windows.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>rob
> >>
> >>
> >
>