Inane heater controls

[hytem]

Well, it is hard to believe that such an expensive car in '82 could have such an awkward heating/cooling system.

Here's what I do: I have the coupe with the sunroof, so I don't use the ac. It works but isn't charged with coolant: I use the ac blower fan to push fresh air through the center console vents--the only way you can get air through those vents. For heating, I have the two handles between the seats. The hot air blows
through the windshield opening along the dash and through side vents for the side windows. Works well and temp can be controlled by raising or lowering the handles, and also by adjusting fresh air through center vents. The blower motor behind the dash doesn't work, so the air flow along the dash is controlled by the car speed.

The system has worked well this winter, and is fine in the summer with the sunroof open on hot days. Don't see much need for the ac. I never use it much on my other car, either.

[911 in SC]

Originally posted by Wil Ferch
Heat can also come out my dash side vents....85 Carrera with auto heat and A/C...

Is my car the odd-man out.....purchased as an unmolested OEMcar AFAIK.

Wil

Interesting Wil. My '84 RoW has two upper levers, auto heat, and has A/C. Not certain it is factory A/C though. I don't have an option code on the option sticker for the A/C - was it listed there? The A/C controls in the center console is definitely factory controls though.

Later,
Mike

[fly4val]

Though it's a post from 2004, I'm with Steve '87-911...I have an '88 coupe with AC and have the same issues/concerns.

[teenerted1]

cant belive you guys have such a hard time with this.

if its cold and rainy; move every thing to the left and it wil get both cold and warm air going. and you should be able to see out the windshield

when it is warm out, move everything to the left and open a dam window.

sheesh how hard can it be?

[fly4val]

I'll give it a shot, thanks...currently running with settings similar to
those in my owner's manual.

[bkreigsr]

Okay, to re-open a thread started 10 years ago ....On my newly acquired 85, is the blower motor on the engine supposed to stay on whenever the ignition is on?

I removed the cruise control yesterday, and wanted to be sure all the blower connections were still in tact.

What I never took note of before the removal, and since I've had the car, was whether or not the blower motor was always on. (the car has auto climate, and the center dial was set to '0')

Maybe that's why my searches turned up so many thread regarding blower replacement/rebuilding/substitution. thanks Bill K

[chris 964]

Bill, blower motor on the engine is always on, certainly is with my Euro spec

[Gogar]

On a 'non-auto heat' car, the blower motor turns on when you pull up the levers in between the seat. not sure if that helps you, though.

[pplkook]

Meh....I just keep the top down and put on a jacket and if it is really cold throw on some gloves and/or beanie. It would be nice if the gauges didn't fog up tho...

If it is raining - drive the truck

Have to get some benefit from living in Cali

-Jack

[RWebb]

Heat Control FAQ for Pooschey

Q: I just bought a Pooschey 911 and can't figure out how to make the heater work -- or the fresh air either. Can you help me?

A: Sure, I can help you. The ventilation system requires that you operate 4 levers to make it work. 3 of the levers are on the dash, and the other is between the seats -- on newer Pooscheys there are 2 levers between the seats).

The top lever on the dash actually does several different things (remember, it is a fiendish German device, just like the rest of the car). Pushing it to the middle opens the dust ports leading to the windshield (see below for operation of fogging machine and oil mist spray device). Pushing it to the right past the middle also activates the rattling noise-maker device. There are three loudness levels to choose from. Pushing the lever all the way to the left is used to jam the cable so unauthorized personnel cannot operate any of the devices above. The lever also enables the automatic heat exchanger signaling device -- when opening it spews rust particles on the windshield, you should replace the heat exchangers. Also, if opening it causes you to immediately turn blue or purple (not just hair, but skin color) and become unconscious, you (or your estate) should definitely replace the heat exchangers.

The second lever from the top controls the lights on the White House Xmas tree. Move it to the middle to turn on the lights, and all the way to the right to fire 4,500 Megatons of Nukes at Iran.

The bottom lever on the dash is used to replace the windshield when it becomes scratched or pitted with rock chips. It also determines how much hot air goes to your feet as opposed to your head. For example, let's say the engine is completely warmed up and the hot air is burning your feet. If it's a cold day, you can flip the lever to the other side and shoot hot air onto the windshield so it cracks and shatters. Then call your insurance company (you do have insurance, don't you?)

The lever between the seats controls the oil mist spray device. When the engine is warmed up, this lever allows you to blow oil mist into the passenger cabin. Using the top dash lever lets you select whether you want the oil mist to coat the inside of the windshield or to just circulate around your feet. On a newer Pooschey, you have 2 levers on the floor between the seats. The left hand lever lets you open the left side vents which are aimed so they burn the feet of the person in the right hand seat, and the right hand lever lets you open the right side vents which are aimed so they burn the feet of the person in the left hand seat. Of course, each lever will also burn just the tops of the feet of the person in the other seat. If you are driving in the rain (or even stopped in the rain after the car has broken down), these levers also let you spray a fog of water vapor on the windshield, so no one can see in or out of the car -- sort of like privacy glass.

[javadog]

jr

[baloo]

This string is absolutely hilarious, but painfully true -- had to rejuvenate this thread started back in 04.

I'm at the stage of my second 911 ownership, where air flow and AC have become important -- much more important than horsepower or cornering, since all I do is drive on the street and only get HP surges on the entrance ramps and very brief spurts on seemingly abandoned highway stretches.

I need a climate control system that my feeble brain can understand, instead of experimenting every single darn time!

Has anyone ever tried to replace the climate controls with a logical setup, like, say, something as logical as found in ANY JAPANESE CAR, or say, a soccer Mom's minivan?

I'm willing to pay some bucks to install a system that has 4 basic controls:
1) Fan switch -- with a real OFF position, and low and high speeds (some mysterious blower fan in my car is on all the time the ignition switch is on!);

2) Temperature switch -- say, a slider that spans cold thru hot;

3) a 2-level vent switch -- only need defrost, mid-level-in-your-face (no need for foot vents or even combination levels);

4) and an AC on-off switch. Face it, I only use HEAT or AC; there's no need for this "fresh air" garbage -- that's all 19th century, Plymouth Belvedere crap.

I've done my share of searches thru Pelican threads and have lost my will to look any more. ANYONE EVER TRIED TO FORCE A LOGICAL SYSTEM INTO THE OLD 911s?

[Josh D]

I'm wondering why I'm ready a thread about heater controls when it's a 117 deg outside!!

[baloo]

Originally Posted by Josh D

I'm wondering why I'm ready a thread about heater controls when it's a 117 deg outside!!

Yah, I agree -- until around FEB, when I seem to forget that I'll ever need AC.

[Porchcar guy]

Josh and Baloo...more importantly...Why are you reading a thread from 2004 :=)

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by Porchcar guy

Josh and Baloo...more importantly...Why are you reading a thread from 2004 :=)

Ahh, so "old information" is not valid anymore?

Hmm, guess I should stop reading Atlas Shrugged, which was written in the 1930's and one of the most important books of these times...

[Hezath]

lol, this thread is fairly entertaining but I haven't really learnt too much yet!

My '75 car that has been fiddled with (not fitted with AC) only seems to have a 'fan' that works when I actually hold the top lever hard against the right hand side of the slot. I can't hear three different fan speeds.

And I was driving it around in the rain yesterday and I couldn't get the demister to work (seems to work on the mirrors but not the Targa window) and I couldn't defrost any of the windows well, I was driving around with letterbox vision - not fun! The heat slider was in the 'up' position, the cool slider was in the 'down' position and the top slider was mostly at the left hand side of the slot. Occasionally I would try blowing with the fan but it wouldn't stay blowing if I took my hand off it haha