Yep, I second this. Playing about with the cable yesterday in fact, on our
'83. You might just reach the clamp from behind the ash tray, if you have
small hands or a trained octopus. However, the cable clamp is rubber and
seems to be made by the weako-stretch slipping clamp company. Improvising
with mechano and silicone rubber may be required.

BTW, whenever I turn on the headlights, my temp guage starts to rise. It
also rises on it's own now and again. What's going on with that then? Ground
fault? Alien Interference? Localised gravity well?

Cheers!
Andrew
'83 Vanagon, soon to be a camper.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: 31 August 2000 20:30
Subject: Re: Warm Feet

>Pop off the intrument cluster cover and find the heater control cable.
>Loosen the screw on the cable clamp.  Move the housing so you have a little
>more push on the wire.  It should close the valve completely now.  I guess
>the cable stretches after 10 to 20 years.  If this doesn't do it, you will
>have to look at your hot water valve from underneath (above the spare
>tire).  The cable adjustment fixed my '85.
>                                                        Jay
>