My orig owner's manual is as good as new and I have read most of it. However, when it came to the intermittant dask knob, I didn't read that section since I already knew what the knob did. I just didn't realize that clockwise meant slower and assumed it was old and broke (like me).

Now that explains it. I'm guessing the emergency flasher switch is in a normal off position when on because that means the car is off (as in don't work).

yea, yea, thats it. it doesnt get wet

really, i try not to drive it when it rains, but if another car is down or i get caught, it gets wet. so in my defense, i really have not driven in the rain very much.

here's a simple - easy-to-understand - explaination (with schematic) about the aforementioned controls -
any questions?
Bill K
(not mine - lifted from an old thread that someone put a lot of time and effort into - thanks)
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1356010750.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1356010783.jpg

I love these threads - I used all my buttons and knobs a few times when I read the manual so I "knew"


remembering is a whole nutha thing LOL!!!

and those heat control diagrams are no help at all - it's like WTH???
hahaha

I have put my car in the garage for a week now, I miss it but have some upgrades I am working on - plus I saw Noah packing a load of lumber the other day, I wonder what he is doing......gosh this rain doesnt seem to be letting up

Don't feel so bad, I've had my '80 SC for more than 20 years and whenever I have to use the heater controls, I scratch my head and discount my intuition or memory while still fumbling around trying to trim it just right AND always requiring a few attempts.

Thanks for coming out re the heater diagram: it feels good to know that I'm not alone while viewing the diagram and getting cross-eyed http://forums.pelicanparts.com/suppo...s/a_frusty.gif[img]

my heater controls are set to max defrost and they never get touched, except for the fan speed. if i can't see i turn on the fan. if i am cold i pull the levers between the seats. that's good enough for me.

My blower motor is on the fritz, so when I am cold I drive faster. This serves the dual purpose of forcing more hot air through the heat exchangers and propelling me to my (presumably) heated destination.

I think I counted something like 7 fan blowers in the HVAC of my 84. Was there simply no way for the German engineers to find a way for an 8th?

LOL, Arne, LOL.

...next thing you'll be telling us how you found an engine in your trunk.