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sara

New Member

• Mar 2, 2007

• #1

I got another technical question.

When I got the Landy it did actually have a heater which worked amazingly well BUT it dosent any more.

Seems like the handle for the fan speed is now being a bit female.

What could have gone wrong, any ideas?

Ta

 

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discomania

Well-Known Member

• Mar 2, 2007

• #2

Sounds like a wiring issue, does it work ok at full setting? If so it could be the resistors which slow the motor have packed in, loose/corroded wires or the switch is at fault.

 

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sara

New Member

• Mar 2, 2007

• #3

No it dosent work at full speed setting but sort of works at about 70% speed setting and thats all now.

 

GRUNT

Well-Known Member

• Mar 2, 2007

• #4

It could be the dash switch not working properly. It's a doddle to remove and clean the contacts.

 

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sara

New Member

• Mar 2, 2007

• #5

I take it then you just unscrew the srews around the instrument cluster and it all falls apart and reveals the fan speed innards?

 

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discomania

Well-Known Member

• Mar 2, 2007

• #6

Pretty much... start now you will be done before lunch.

 

GRUNT

Well-Known Member

• Mar 2, 2007

• #7

Yup. The only fiddly bit is getting the control cables back in place but if you make sure they're fully extended there's no problems.

 

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driving_mad

Active Member

• Mar 2, 2007

• #8

i had a similar problem with fan speed and hot/cold. the cables were slipping. a simple adjustment to tighten cables. try moving the adjustment on the actual heater box, not on dash.

 

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sara

New Member

• Mar 2, 2007

• #9

Where's the heater box located?

 

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discomania

Well-Known Member

• Mar 2, 2007

• #10

Passenger side, up against the bulkhead... its got some cable operated levers on the top of it.

 

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sara

New Member

• Mar 2, 2007

• #11

Ta

 

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driving_mad

Active Member

• Mar 2, 2007

• #12

on the box, on is hot/cold and one is fan, forget which is which but u'll soon figure it out.

 

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sara

New Member

• Mar 22, 2007

• #13

Im begining to think my Landy is female......

My heater started to work again , all of its own accord.

Great , I thought, then it packed up again

It seems to stop working after its warmed the inside up to bikini hot temperatures. Its did this Tuesday morning on way to school then packed up on way to work but fortunately worked again today.....brrr..snow

 

GRUNT

Well-Known Member

• Mar 23, 2007

• #14

I'll bet a pound to a pinch of muck there's a dodgy electrical connection somewhere.

 

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sara

New Member

• Oct 15, 2007

• #15

Sussed it......

Having currently stripped the front panels off the car for prepping/painting I thought it would be rude NOT to take a look at my heater.

Turns out it was the actual motor, so I got a new one and have air blowing through the vents again...Hooray

Im getting to know the car quite intimately now having done all the stripping myself so far