[V8] Windows Fogging up

[Coleman, David]

I got a replacement spring from ebay ("snolovr8", maybe?) for about $2.00.  Just replaced mine this weekend while the car is torn apart waiting for a new ECU.

I pulled out the plastic grid that supports the interior light, extracted a bunch of leaves from up there, reached up and hung the spring from the plastic cross bar and used a respectable pair of needlenose pliers to tug the loose end down and hook into the flap hold.  Given the rigidity of the new spring, I'm not sure R&Ring the flap hold would be as simple... YMMV.

-DaveC.

PS:  Nice archival collection Jeff!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Goldberg [mailto:jgoldberg at ntelos.net]
> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 6:44 PM
> To: @V8 list
> Subject: RE: [V8] Windows Fogging up
> 
> 
> 4 of 40 from the "missing" archives...
> 
> Cobram wrote:
> 
> Probably a broken spring at the recirculation door.  Located
> on passenger
> side.  Very common for spring to break, most of the time it
> snaps close
> to the end, so you can stretch and re-install the same
> spring.
> 
> Mike Larosa wrote:
> 
> Your fresh air door is probably closed, you can feel up
> under
> the dash behind the glove box and try to fix the spring or
> temporarily stuff something in the flap outside to keep it
> open.
> 
> Open the hood, go to the passenger side, lift up the cover
> by the
> windshield,  open the door, I put a piece of wood in there
> last
> year till I could fix it properly :-)
> 
> Dave S wrote:
> 
> The secret magic trick is that the anchor point in the flap
> comes out with =
> a
> 1/4 turn. Just twist it out, put the spring on and twist it
> back in.
> Should only take 58 minutes that way :)
> 
> Kneale wrote:
> 
> The other end of the spring is supposed to go over a plastic
> bar that helps
> support the vacuum motor that opens the door into the cabin
> when the A/C is
> operating.  The door into the cabin is ONLY open for A/C
> use.  If outside
> temperature is too cold (about 37 degrees F, I believe) for
> the A/C to
> operate, the door doesn't open even if you set the Climate
> Control to A/C,
> if I understand the procedure correctly.
> 
> 
> Hope this helps.
> Jeff
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf
> > Of Eddie Dial
> > Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 2:57 PM
> > To: v8 at audifans.com
> > Subject: [V8] Windows Fogging up
> >
> >
> > Can you guys help me out. I tried to search the
> > archive but with my
> > extremely slow 56K connection I cann find
> > anything. Here is the issue. No
> > matter how high I turn up my heater the windows
> > are still foggy. What gives?
> > Any insight would be greatly appreciated..THANKS!!!!
> >
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