magnate wrote:
> I took it to a garage and they shook their heads, sucked their teeth
> and said "sorry guv, the flaps which control the heat flowing into the
> cockpit from the engine have stuck, and the lines which control them
> are broken. To fix all that you'd need to take the engine out, so
> we've just closed them for now."
It might be easier to get to it with the engine removed, but I don't
agree that it's necessary. However, the diagnosis sounds correct --
it's not uncommon.
> Were they right? Do they really need to take the engine out (quote
> about a thousand pounds) just to fix the heater flaps?? Does anyone
> know another way to fix this?
Here's a complete description with lots of photos:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/tom_sharpes/heater_box1.htm
Ed
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