[Vwdiesel] Citric Acid--foam flaps

[David Cook]

Well, the flaps themselves aren't made of foam.  They
are metal with holes in them.  (Why there are holes, I
don't know.)  VW used strips of self-adhesive foam to
cover the holes and help seal the flaps against the
heater air control box.

The foam eventually gets old, rots off, flies in your
face, and allows hot and cold air to mix.  Only
solution is to replace the foam.

I am NOT talking about the flaps right at the vents on
the dash that turn them on and off individually.  I am
talking about the ones buried in the dash in the
heater air control box.

David

--- Mark Shepherd <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> Foam flaps? Does that apply to TDi's too? Ah well
> another reason to stick
> with my 'Q's... My my;  here's a collector no wonder
> they're getting scarce
> over on your continent.... The vehicles look like
> they are in a field.
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=800373
> 1167&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
> MTM
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com>
> To: <jhsg at sasktel.net>; diesel list
> <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 7:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Citric Acid
> 
> 
> > James-
> >
> > I know it is a little late...
> >
> > But I am currently in the middle of replacing the
> core
> > in my Corrado.
> >
> > It would only get lukewarm last winter, and I was
> > tired of that.
> >
> > The real reason I'm replacing the core, however,
> is
> > because I had to disassemble the dash anyway.  The
> > cause of my lack of heated air is that the foam on
> the
> > air dirver flaps had all rotted off, so cold air
> was
> > mixing with the warm.
> >
> > You may find that flushing the core won't do much
> > good.  Have you noticed bits of foam blowing on
> you
> > when you are using the heater/AC?
> >
> > David
> >
> > --- James Hansen <jhsg at sasktel.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


David Cook
Red '86 Cabriolet Diesel Powered
Red '90 g60 Corrado 
Brown and White '78 Westy Campmobile "Bear"
and others in various states of disrepair
Pictures here: community.webshots.com/user/superdave5599


	
		
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