Re: Heater Control Headache

["Gary H." <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There's a section of the tech tips page that may help. 

# The Operation and Maintenance of the Heater for a Non Air-conditioned 1962-1965 Mopar B-Body by Kevin Merkley.  
# Rebuilding Pushbutton Switches part one; and Rebuilding Pushbutton Switches part two.    
and a follow up note by Don Vermillion http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/techstuff.html

Let us know what you find out please.

Thanks,
Gary H.

-----Original Message-----
>From: John Hammond 
>
>Been working on the wiring and interior installation of my '64 330 and I've come across some seeming connections.
>I swapped out heater pushbutton control for one accquired off EBAY that looked as if it might work.  Right number
>of buttons, nipples intact, so far so good.... The thing has electrical hook-up terminals on the back side.  Kinda remember
>it looking as if it would have three female connectors attached to it maybe.  I attempted to rebuild the nipples on one I
>had for my '63 Belvedere and actually opened one of these things up...it's a box with a sliding piece of plastic in it controled
>by vacuum; so where does the electrical part come in?  Illumination for the buttons?  I can't seem to find any connectors
>on my harness that look as if they should attach to this piece, should something be fabbed up and spliced-in? If so does
>anybody have a formula/idea as to how I need to do this?  If it's only lighting I can live without it, if it makes something work
>the control it's gotta get fixed.  While on the same topic,  The cable that runs from the temperature control slider down to the
>top upper left side of the heater box appears to opperate a small single wired device.  Is this a rheostat or potentiometer that
>controls a thermostat ot is it a flapper valve in the heater core line?  This thing moves freely by hand with nearly no resistance
>at all.  If it's shot but the heater core doesn't leak, is there some way to rig-up some functionality?  My '63 Belvedere's heater
>never worked and the core leaked so I just froze in it or left it parked, like to get this one to work even if it ain't pretty... the car's
>basically a rat rod so any assistance on this would be greatly appreciated.... thanks in advance to all who respond.
>
>John Hammond  


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