Re: 405DL Heater Control - replacing auto control w/ manual

Steve Leung (sleung@sikorsky.com)
Mon, 11 Jan 1999 16:06:13 -0500

What the dealers do is cut a 2.5 inch dia. hole with a hole saw on the left
side of the glove box. If you peer into the existing small hole in the glove
box or look up from underneath the left side of the glove box, you'll see the
flapper motor.

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> Adam Rodnitzky (adam.rodnitzky@awl.com)
> Mon, 11 Jan 1999 15:36:52 -0500
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> In an attempt to convert my 405 heater from automatic to manual control this
> weekend (using one of those automatic-to-manual carburetor choke cable
> kits), I ran into a problem. Following the Haynes manual instructions, I
> took apart the center of the dash to access the heater control panel, and
> main heater unit. However, I realized that I was barking up the wrong tree
> here, as I wanted to access the air flap control motor rather than the
> rotary controls (as there is no mechanical link there). So I reassembled
> the dash and removed the carpeting panel from the passenger side of the
> center console (to the left of the footwell area). Here I found the heater
> control ECU, but not the air flap control box. I went to the other side,
> but could not remove the carpeting on the driver's side without breaking the
> plastic clips. Am I still headed in the wrong area, or was I on the right
> track, but just did not notice the flapper motor when I saw it? Also, once
> I find the elusive motor, is there an actual cable that I can attach my new
> actuator cable to, or is there some other means of attaching this cable to
> the flapper motor? I feel that given the 405 climate control's track
> record, this has to be the most reliable and economical solution. Anyone
> else on the list ever do this to a 405?
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> Adam
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