Itinerant Air-Cooled

Geoff, are your 914 heater control pods (lever arms where the cables attach) the same as your bus, or opposite? I found an odd pair of pods in my stash today with the levers going opposite of how I'm used to, and a 914 is the only thing I can think of that would explain the swapped lever direction…

Robbie

The heater control box is totally different animal than a VW as it's more 911 or like a Vanagon.

Bleyseng wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 10, 2019 12:30 pm

The heater control box is totally different animal than a VW as it's more 911 or like a Vanagon.

"or like a Vanagon" which is a Volkswagen. Can you describe how it is different?
Google has not helped me to answer this question.
Colin

In a 914 and Vanagon the control box has horizontal sliding levers. A 914 has 3 controlling fresh air fan speed, fresh air to the dash or footwell and the lower one controls the heat to defrost or footwell. Vanagon has two levers for these with a switch for fan speed.

914

Ok, I see where the communication is breaking down… Here are the parts I found in my garage. They don't fit a bus, because the operational levers are 180° out. Would they fit a 914?

Robbie

Amskeptic wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:56 pm

Bleyseng wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 06, 2019 9:59 am

I am staying single port but will have Len work his magic on them maybe with bigger valves and porting plus coating the combustion chamber.I am thinking about going with old school dual single carbs for that 356 look.

Why does Len keep saying that he does not work on Type 1 heads?
Colin

I think he does work on T1 heads if you ask him?

Yes, he will entertain the prospect if you're serious. He PM'd me last year when I was in absolutely no financial situation to go through with an order…

Robbie

asiab3 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 13, 2019 6:14 pm

Yes, he will entertain the prospect if you're serious. He PM'd me last year when I was in absolutely no financial situation to go through with an order…

Robbie

Not what he TOLD me! April 2017! Why I otter . . . I would not have monkeyed with tapping in partially installed seats and driving around the country with a cracked valve guide, remember all that, Robbie? I got a couple of used heads from people here (Bus71), but I would have of course gone Len at the time.
Colin ?

asiab3 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:35 pm

Ok, I see where the communication is breaking down… Here are the parts I found in my garage. They don't fit a bus, because the operational levers are 180° out. Would they fit a 914?

Robbie

Those are 914 heat control valves, yes 914 only

Bleyseng wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:14 am

Those are 914 heat control valves, yes 914 only

And 411 /412, yes?
Colin

Bleyseng wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:34 am

To replace the fan I dug out of my stash a NOS early fan complete with the plastic nose. Thought I'd show a pic of it with the numbers on it.

Hey Geoff . . . guess what I got in the mail?

Yeah, look it, look it. Eat your heart out everybody. OEM cosmoline at no extra cost.

Amskeptic wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:23 pm

Bleyseng wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:14 am

Those are 914 heat control valves, yes 914 only

And 411 /412, yes?
Colin

I think they use the bus ones. Remember a 914's engine is facing forward.

Amskeptic wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:47 pm

Bleyseng wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:34 am

To replace the fan I dug out of my stash a NOS early fan complete with the plastic nose. Thought I'd show a pic of it with the numbers on it.

Hey Geoff . . . guess what I got in the mail?

Yeah, look it, look it. Eat your heart out everybody. OEM cosmoline at no extra cost.

That's a nice score, so it will go in BobD?

Finally found the correct plaid for the seats and investigating the cost to repair/restore the seats to their former glory. I have leather seats which was a rare option so I want to have the worn piece replaced and new plaid inserts made like this picture.