Tom,
I went out and look at my cowl vent. I could only see two bends. The right
angle at the end and the next is a small downward bend [about 20 degrees].
Looking at the Moss catalog. it appears that there may be a third. Mine
points toward the driver. It is not excessively hard, but it does take some
effort to get it started.
Chris Shively
69 TR6
CC28237L
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Tom Lofgren
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 6:09 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: questions on dash reassembly
Hi,
I am putting my dash back together on my '69 TR6 and I had two questions for
the list:
1. I managed to misplace the rod that opens/closes the vent in front of the
windshield. I bought a new one from one of the big 3, but I can't seem to
figure out how to get it to fit right so it works. It is a straight rod
with
a right angle bend in the last 3/4 inch or so. The bend obviously goes into
the vent panel hinge, but the geometry of the firewall doesn't seem to be
compatible with a straight rod. Questions:
- is the rod supposed to be straight (other than the bend at the end)?
- does the bent end of the rod at the vent panel point towards the driver
side or the passenger side?
- is it supposed to be hard to open and close the vent?
2. I took the dash "eyeball" air vents apart to paint the outer rings.
When
I put them back together, it is really hard to adjust the eyeball direction.
I was thinking I should somehow lubricate the felt strips that hold the
eyeballs in place. What should I use?
Thanks in advance,
Tom
'69 TR6 CC25230
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