HVAC Controller

[jdbubb at verizon.net (Dan Bubb)]

In my experience, these little distributors tend to get very stiff for lack 
of lubrication. Course if you then force them you can break them.
All I can say is they are easy to take apart and generally cleaning them up 
and putting a little light grease between the rubber vacuum passages and the 
plastic face will make them operate like new.
Note the location of all the vacuum hoses to the distributor and WRITE IT 
DOWN!
Some of the hose routing schematics I've seen (like the one in ETKA) are 
incorrect.

It's worth noting that the actuators that move the little levers on the 
various air routing panels can also fail. You can test these by applying 
vacuum directly.
my <.02
Dan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Ruffi" <sciroccos@earthlink.net>
Subject: RE: HVAC Controller


> 161-820-293-B
> For AC cars.
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Walter [mailto:dswalterwi@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 9:25 AM
> To: Jim Ruffi
> Cc: Brad Sterling; Scirocco list
> Subject: Re: HVAC Controller
>
>
> Any one have a part number?
>
>
> On 7/19/05, Jim Ruffi <sciroccos@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos= earthlink.net@scirocco.org
>>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org]On
>>Behalf Of Brad Sterling
>>Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 12:01 AM
>>To: 'Scirocco list'
>>Subject: Re: HVAC Controller
>>
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>       Well, Rob was right.  The reason I can't get air to my feet is the
>>vacuum distributor on the AC/Heater controller.  According to Mr. Utley,
>>that's going to run me about $100.  Anyone have a working one laying 
>>around
>>that they want to part with?  If not, does anyone know if they used this
>>part on another VW (there are no Scirocco's in the local yards
>>around here)?
>>I'm talking about the white, semi-circular distributor with 5 hose
>>connectors on it that's attached to the top of the selector (aka the
>>octopus).  TIA.
>>
>>-Brad