Recommendation for better air/heating control
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Recommendation for better air/heating control
Being new to Volvo's, I am a bit lost.
I have a new to me 1990 240 Dl and my concern is that I get only cold air (AC or not) or extremely hot air. The slider control does not seem to fade control.
If I have it all the way left I get cold air. If I even move it slightly right I get extremely hot air.
Any suggestions on a fix for this? Is it common? Just something to live with?
Thanks in advance for the guidance.
I have a new to me 1990 240 Dl and my concern is that I get only cold air (AC or not) or extremely hot air. The slider control does not seem to fade control.
If I have it all the way left I get cold air. If I even move it slightly right I get extremely hot air.
Any suggestions on a fix for this? Is it common? Just something to live with?
Thanks in advance for the guidance.
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This is a common problem on these old cars. I doubt that the junkyard car will be much better. I have had 3 different 240s over the past five years and they all suffered this problem.
I ran across a possible cheap solution over on turbobricks. Take a look at this post:
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=220421
Talks about using one from a '84 VW rabbit. This is simply a valve rather than a thermostatically controlled one. Simple design and cheap. It's supposed to have the same hose size.
I haven't tried it yet but it is on my todo list.
I ran across a possible cheap solution over on turbobricks. Take a look at this post:
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=220421
Talks about using one from a '84 VW rabbit. This is simply a valve rather than a thermostatically controlled one. Simple design and cheap. It's supposed to have the same hose size.
I haven't tried it yet but it is on my todo list.
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I didn't like the idea of using a ball valve either. The Rabbit option is nice since it looks like I can hook up the regular temperature control slider to it. I also like to keep all operation close to stock.
I guess that some of the later models of 240 didn't use a thermostatically controlled valve. I found this online as well. A bit more expensive than the Rabbit valve but most likely to fit better.
http://europartshouse.com/index.php?...products_id=36
I guess that some of the later models of 240 didn't use a thermostatically controlled valve. I found this online as well. A bit more expensive than the Rabbit valve but most likely to fit better.
http://europartshouse.com/index.php?...products_id=36
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