Demister assistance

[V8 Vum]

Hello again!

Does any of you clever folk have a clue where I might be able to source a simple plastic butterfly valve?

This is so I can shut off/on one of the heater vents at will! This could be actuated by a trusty push-pull cable, but ideally I would like also to find an electronic actuator...folorn hope perhaps!

I had thought this would be easy to find...not!

CBS have something like it, but is a Y splitter. It won't fit in the confined space I have under the dash.

It can be 2.5 inch or 2 inchish which is fine, but needs to be either straight or rtangle.

I have searched the internet to no avail. Alternatively maybe someone knows a production car part that might work? ...or someone has a solution or could make me a couple!

Heres hoping!

Keith

[JoulesCanAm]

Keith,

My CanAm has cable actuated push/pull heater valves. Not sure what brand, I'll have to root aroiund in there and see if there is any distinguishimg marks on them.

Julian

[Steve_D]

I made my own out of drain pipe fittings and a bit of ali sheet.
There is an adaptor to join square drain pipe to round. Take two of those to be glued square to square. Make a square ali plate and fix to a shaft. Make notches in the square end of the pipe adaptors so the shaft can be trapped between them when glued together.
You now have a butterfly valve. Not the prettiest of things but you don't see it up behind the dash.

Steve

[V8 Vum]

Thanks again Steve...

That Heater fan...noisy little beast isn't it! Doen't half whine! Does yours?
It's not that it is very loud, but seems MUCH noisier than production cars...
I was expecfting a whooosh of air, but not accompanied by a motor whine!

But..then I guess when you have the engine rumbling in the back you wouldn't notice?
Cheers

Keith

Sniff!

Edited by V8 Vum on Wednesday 28th October 17:23

[V8 Vum]

How do the IVA boys test the demister?

Dpo they just see if there is such a thing, or is the test more detailed?

cheers

Keith

PS...any one want SWINE FLUE!

[GTRCLIVE]

Sorry about the Flu thing but just recovering myself from a More series verion of MAN FLU....

[Steve_D]

V8 Vum said:

....That Heater fan...noisy little beast isn't it! Doen't half whine! Does yours?

Can't say mine is that noisy. I have the factory AC. If yours is just the heater then they will likely be completely different units from different makers.

Steve