Heater control settings for summer.

65shlbycln · May 9, 2004

On a '65, you have the 3 levers that control heat. How should the levers be set for summer time? in other words, when you dont want the heat up. I dont have a manual with me, and i dont remember how to set them for no heat. Thanks!

Edbert · May 9, 2004

Can't answer that question but it reminds me of what I did to survive Texas summers in my daily driver. AC equiped cars came with a vacuum actuated vallve that shut off the water flow to the heater core. The way I saw it I did not want the 200 degree water anywhere other than the engine compartment, that allowed to to run the vents and only blow the 100 degree outside air

MustangMatt1966 · May 9, 2004

i would also like to know the same thing...... what should we have it set at?

pabear89 · May 10, 2004

65shlbycln said:
On a '65, you have the 3 levers that control heat. How should the levers be set for summer time? in other words, when you dont want the heat up. I dont have a manual with me, and i dont remember how to set them for no heat. Thanks!

Set heat control to cool/off
set flow control to Fresh, will allow air in to cabin area.
third is fan speed.

PB

Pakrat · May 10, 2004

Isn't that 69' specific PA? I thought none of it was labeled externally in 65'.

pabear89 · May 10, 2004

Pakrat said:
Isn't that 69' specific PA? I thought none of it was labeled externally in 65'.

Could be, It works that way on the 68 cougar.
If there is a fresh air vent on the heater box open it.
there must be some way to get air inside.

PB

skywalker · May 10, 2004

I'd like to know also on my '68 coupe...it's got no labels so I don't know what the heck I'm doing when I adjust it!

1320stang · May 10, 2004

Most '65s don't have a control valve on the heater hose, it just runs thru all the time. My '65 has dealer installed A/C and didn't have one, not to say it never did, but I didn't see any provisions from where one used to be. I had a nipple on my hose that was spliced in about the front of the valve cover. I'd disconnect one hose from the water pump and at this nipple (nipple stayed on hose to heater coil) the long hose connected to the nipple and the short one looped back to the water pump.

Edbert · May 10, 2004

On a stock 67 with factory AC the valve was activated when you threw the switch that engaged the compressor. When I had mine rigged (on a non-AC equipped car) it was just connected to constant vacuum by me manually in the engine compartment. I usually connected it in early April and disconnected it in late October, times when I knew I would not need the heater.

bud4660 · May 10, 2004

Something else you guys can do if you dont want to fool with taking the hoses on and off. You can get a manual cutoff valve (Napa # 660-1414) thats for 5/8" heater hose and put those in both hoses. Then just turn them off and no more hot water coming inside. We do this on RV's because the dash air's dont cool real good here in Texas.....

2nd Mustang · May 10, 2004

skywalker said:
I'd like to know also on my '68 coupe...it's got no labels so I don't know what the heck I'm doing when I adjust it!

My 67 coupe's heater controls are all in the up position when turned off. The fresh air inlets are the knob on the left side of the steering column and the heater box door on the passenger side, of course with full length headers, it really doesn't matter .

65 fastback · May 10, 2004

For '65-'66 the heater control knobs should all be in the up position (off).

Tim

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