Defender heater woes

My heater demist or blow it on the floor leaver moves up and down ok but doesn't do anything it stays on demist , ok for the summer but now needing heat on the floor, where does the cable end up , I'm presuming that it's come adrift at the heater box wherever that is ?.

If you look at the heater box there is a cable clamped to the mechanism on the top and one at the side. Check they are both secure, I can't remember which controls which. Ensure the cable runs free and lubricate. hopefully that should get you going and its nothing more sinister. Watch this chap take one apart.

I thought the heater control for the distribution lever went into the dash and actuated a valve there , not to the heater box.

@Farmie ,

Do you have the workshop manual?

If not then you can download a copy of it here. Rave02.iso should be the file you need to download and open.

http://www.green-oval.com/data/lr/

Cheers

neilly said:

I thought the heater control for the distribution lever went into the dash and actuated a valve there , not to the heater box.

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Nearly, but no valve.

Flossie said:

Nearly, but no valve.

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Valve, Flap, whatchamcallit, you know what I mean.....LOL

Cheers

Unfortunately it's the worst one to do as well. The lower dash has to be dropped and the tin cover removed to replace or reattach the cable unless it's come adrift at the lever end then it's simple.

Thanks for your help guys , I'm having another go with the dinitrol tomorrow so I'll have a decco .

As a temporary measure you could remove the two plastic air ducts and push the flaps in with your finger to get heat to your feet.

So involved getting dinitrol all over me I forgot to have a look !.

Finally got time today to have a look and it was the cable pulled off the lever, so a quick fix, on the downside I've found a bit more rust !.