self-closing vents?

[skerocdriver@juno.com (Shawn C Meze)]

On Sat, 5 Jan 2002 05:37:05 -0800 "rocco16v" <rocco16v@netzero.net>
writes:
>Okay-
>    I have to acquire some first-hand knowledge of this....it's cold, 
>wet,
>and dark outside at 5:05AM...I go out, fire up the '87 (w/ 
>AC).....heater
>control NOT defrost....turn on blower.  Plenty air coming from center 
>vents.
>Move heater control to DEFROST, and the air from the center vents is 
>reduced
>by 80%.
>Would have to say that, yes, my car tries to shut off the center vents 
>when
>in defrost mode.
>(probably old, bad gaskets/sloppy linkage are accounting for the
>
>Larry   sandiego16V


My center vent self closes on my 82 anytime the blower is above #2 on any
control lever setting. Sometimes I can set it on #3 for a little while,
until I hit a bump that is. LOL!!


Shawn Méze
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82' Scirocco GTi -FSP 54-     79' "Project FSP Scirocco"
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