[s-cars] HVAC conversion insight please

[Paul Heneghan]

I wouldn't convert.

I had lots of problems with stiff bowden cables on my old 1989 Avant.

I also had no defrost on both S6s this autumn.  The problem was brush dust
in the flap motors.  I fixed both cars by dismantling and servicing the
motors.  One car had two failed motors - the other had just one.

I documented some of the procedure on:
http://www.eveshamsquash.co.uk/audi/climate.html

Here's a link to an excellent pdf on the flap motors:
http://home.comcast.net/~marcogyver/audiworld/Servorepair.pdf

If you're prepared to buy new flap motors, then you can look forward to
another 10 years of trouble-free flap control.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
Message: 7
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 18:26:57 -0400
From: brian hoeft <surlyq at gmail.com>
Subject: [s-cars] HVAC conversion insight please

>so ive had no windshield defog ventilation for months now and id rather not
>go through the whole winter relying on anti fog serum to drive with a clear
>windshield..
>
>i know one of my flap motors is not working and will replace all of them
>once apart (is it 3?) with new units.
>
>but i figured while im at it i might as well continue with my legacy, and
>make it more difficult on myself than it needs to be.. i would do this by
>not only replacing the flap motors, but also converting to mechanical HVAC
>controls like in the c4 100s and maybe was optional in europe on other c4s.