68 Imperial A/C

["Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>]

OK, great - you should have a very nice performing system there, with none
of the funny things that happen to the ATC cars.   The grille in the dash in
front of the steering wheel is for the in-car ambient sensor which would
have been there if your car had ATC.   When you get your data plate decoded,
we'll know if your car has been changed, or if they simply put the little
grille there anyway even though it wasn't needed.   Might be a good place
for a tiny TV screen so you could watch out your back when you're backing
up!?!.


Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Savard" <res03r3f@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: IML: 68 Imperial A/C


> Dick,
>     Took a flashlite out there and there is a flap/door behind the grille
on
> the passenger kick panel. It is activated by the one of the "VENT" levers
> located on underside of dash. Looks like you are right-normal
> A/C---------YIPPPEEEEE!!!!!! No ATC!!!!!!!!!
> Don Savard
>
> Dick Benjamin wrote:
>
> > Sounds like you have the normal setup for a car with standard AC - count
> > yourself very lucky.   The air outlets at the end of the dash are the
same
> > for either type.  What I was questioning you about was the vent down
toward
> > the floor, under the dash, at the extreme right side of the car - right
> > where the passenger's foot would kick it (thus the name "kick panel").
I
> > assume you have the vent there.  On an AC car, this panel is blank, as
the
> > "brain" is hidden there for an ATC car.
> >
> > Dick Benjamin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Don Savard" <res03r3f@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 11:58 AM
> > Subject: Re: IML: 68 Imperial A/C
> >
> > > Dick,
> > >
> > >
> > > Dick Benjamin wrote:
> > >
> > > > The 68 dashes may all have the ATC grille for the in-car ambient
> > sensor -
> > > > every one I have seen has this, but I've never seen a 68 without
ATC.
> > > >
> > > > You do have the standard AC controls, so someone may have converted
the
> > car
> > > > back to standard AC (Lucky guy!).   Do you have the right side vent
> > lever,
> > >
> > > I have 2 (lt and rt) vent levers on the underside of the dash above
the
> > radio
> > > and A/C controls. Are these the ones you mean? I also have at the
outer
> > edge of
> > > the dash proper vent controls at the driver's and passengers
> > outlets(chrome
> > > grilles)
> > >
> > > >
> > > > and does the right kick panel have a  vent flap in it, like the one
on
> > the
> > > > left kick panel? I do have plastic grilles in both left and right
kick
> > panels
> > > > but I don't see a flap(?) in either one of them. Are these
> > internal/behind the
> > > > kick panels proper??
> > >
> > > > If not, I'm betting it is a converted car, and someone
> > > > just didn't bother to put the right side vent stuff in there.
> > > >
> > > > Your data plate will tell you how the car was shipped (or you can
look
> > under
> > > > the rear seat springs for the build sheet).
> > >
> > >  I'll get the data plate in a little while and post it.
> > >    Thanks for your help
> > > Don Savard
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dick Benjamin
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Don Savard" <res03r3f@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 8:31 AM
> > > > Subject: IML: 68 Imperial A/C
> > > >
> > > > > Looking over my new purchase I noticed I seem to have a non-ATC
car.
> > It
> > > > > has the standard pushbuttons but no thumbwheel. Does this mean
it's a
> > > > > Standard A/C? I do have the grille on the dash above the steering
> > wheel.
> > > > > Thank you for demystefying this car......
> > > > > Don Savard
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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