Beware this cable may hit the rheostat when being loose at the knob side.
Made twice a short in my GT, cost a longish loom overhaul twice.
Better be carefull!
And yes fixing the cable at the flap side is a nightmare.
I have very small fingers, which allowed me to just get the cable fixed
through the small hole on the rh side.
Was the @#$^%* job I did on the GT.
Cheers,
Hans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com>
To: "Steve Piepenbrink" <mgbyellow@netzero.net>
Cc: "MG Mailing List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 2:45 AM
Subject: Re: Heater Cable
> If the RBBs are the same as the CBBs, that cable is a stiff steel wire
> and not prone to breaking. Although the cable/housing may be rusted,
> it's more likely the little flapper door in the heater box is stuck or
> the mechanism behind the knob is sticking. You can see the flapper door
> thru the spring loaded vent door on the passenger side if you stand on
> your head in the foot well with a strong light.
>
> Cheers,
>
> CR
>
> Steve Piepenbrink wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was digging around in my center console today because the heater knob
on my
> > 79 MGB, the one that directs the air to the windshield or floor, was not
> > working properly.
> >
> > Is that cable hard to replace? The cable is shot and I think that is
why the
> > knob is binding. I don't see any instructions anywhere on replacing it,
only
> > a picture in the Moss catalog. I know there is something with the
heater that
> > everyone says is a nightmare and I don't want to go there.
> >
> > BTW, can a standard sized radio fit in the radio area. The old
Panasonic that
> > came with the car has seen better days.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve
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