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Air con / heater system - function advice please? |
Posted by: lordivanhoe - 26 Nov 2023, 23:24 - Forum: 7 - Heating / Air Conditioning
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Hey all, wondering if anyone has an answer to this query..?
OK, so, happy days, my air con (having been checked over and regassed earlier this summer) now works.
Unfortunately, some as-yet-to-be-determined fault means that my radiator fans don't respond to any 'automatic' signal(s) from anywhere in the car. Including turning on the air con.
When I got the car, the radiator fan was set to 'permanently on' by means of a connection directly across the otterstat switch (I understand this happens a fair bit?).
A new otterstat hadn't solved the problem.
Up until now, no problem; I installed a manual switch in the cabin and have installed temp sensors in the engine and gauges in the cabin; I keep an eye on those, and if the engine temp warrants it, I turn the rad fans on. Just means a bit of extra alertness required..!
Of course, this means I also have to turn the rad fans on when the air con is on (again, doesn't come on automatically).
Something obviously amiss somewhere in the rad fan control circuit, but sorting that's a job (on the list!) for another day..
(Sorry, finally getting to the question here!)
Now, the air con/ heater master control knob goes through various 'modes' as you turn it. IIRC, it's 'max' air con, then 'norm' air con, then 'bi-level', then 'vent', then 'heater' and finally 'defrost'.
Clearly the air con is expected to be ON and I NEED to have the rad fans running for the first two modes.
But (and here, at last, is the question): what other modes is the Air Con system supposed to be nominally 'ON'? (or in other words, in what other modes does the air con normally activate, in a fully functioning system?)
I have not dared to use anything other than the first two 'air con' modes up 'til this point, 'cos obviously if the air con switches on but the rad fans aren't also on then I could boil (?) or otherwise bu99er up my air con; conversely, I don't want to put the rad fans on unnecessarily if in fact the system is in a mode in which the air con would be 'off'.
I guess a related question is: what does the system actually do in 'bi-level' and 'vent' modes..?
For completeness, my presumption is that warm air is blown into (respectively) the car or up onto the windscreen in the 'heater' or 'defrost' modes.
(but is the air con also on, of course..?)
Look forward to any nuggets of wisdom!!
Cheers aye,
Ivan..
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Classic & Sports Car Magazine Special Offer |
Posted by: Chris Williams - 24 Nov 2023, 18:00 - Forum: Off topic talk, general chat etc
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Not sure how good an offer this is but it's been sent through to offer to our members as FBHVC members:
Hi, it's Anna here from Classic & Sports Car magazine. We’d like to offer your club Members a special Christmas Subscription Offer. With subscriptions starting from £23.99, your club members will be receiving up to 59% off the shop price if they order by the 26th of December.
A subscription to Classic & Sports Car can be the perfect Christmas gift or just a treat for oneself. Your club members can claim these extra savings offers quickly and easily by visiting our website at https://www.themagazineshop.com/X23STCCC/csc
The magazine will be delivered direct to your members’ doors, and they will benefit from our ‘Subs Extra’ rewards programme. This includes additional content, reader experiences and partner offer discounts, and the chance to win free tickets for Goodwood events like the Members Day, Revival, and Festival of Speed.
Help your members make this a vintage year.
For any questions, please contact Anna Kurzeja at anna.kurzeja@haymarket.com.
Anna Kurzeja
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TW1 3SP
T: +44 (0)20 8267 4210
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Back to the future - plush toys |
Posted by: JohnC - 03 Nov 2023, 20:51 - Forum: Off topic talk, general chat etc
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I have a limited number of Back to the Future plush toys, mainly Marty and DeLoreans (wish the ‘cuddly’ car had been a thing when my nephew was younger).
The range of values on eBay seem to vary wildly, but they cost me average of £20 each.
Is anyone interested as I could bring to NEC or sell to club for resale… I’d have paid a premium at the NEC if I’d seen them before…
John
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