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[barefoot]

The rheostat - is that still a word? Appears to have packed up on the 944. The blower works, but only on speed 4. Porsche sent me this less than dynamic illustration, the bit I'd guess that I want appears not to be numbered, but second from the right. Does anyone know any more than me? The Parts Advisor told me that he'd never even sat in a 944...

 

[High Jetter]

Rheostat to me means variable resistor. The bit between nos 11 &3 looks like a knob, no offence. The rheostat will be electrickerly connected to the blower switch, possible in the housing on the far right. (Me only once, in a LHD with lurid black and white check seats IIRC)

[Zelandeth]

45 minutes ago, barefoot said:

The rheostat - is that still a word? Appears to have packed up on the 944. The blower works, but only on speed 4. Porsche sent me this less than dynamic illustration, the bit I'd guess that I want appears not to be numbered, but second from the right. Does anyone know any more than me? The Parts Advisor told me that he'd never even sat in a 944...

 

Can't speak for the 944 but usually the setup with heater blowers is that the switch is indeed just a multi-pole switch.  The actual resistor (or resistors if there are more than two speeds available) are usually mounted elsewhere, commonly on or inside the blower housing.  Maximum speed usually works by completely bypassing the resistor network, so even if the resistor fails generally full speed will still work.  So given you've got off and 4, I'd tend to be looking at the resistor pack.

I'd be looking for a diagram of the blower housing and seeing if it's visible there.

EDIT: Just did a quick Google for photos of the blower housing...Without doing a more in-depth analysis and never having worked on one of these cars, this I would expect to be the resistor pack.

Edit to the edit:

Yep!  Linky...

[bobdisk]

A rheostat is a variable resistor, usually wirewound, to take a fairly high current.  But is your fan speed control a rotary switch?  If 2 is the knob for the fan speed, 8 would be the bulb that fits inside the knob. Follow the dotted line through the panel (with numbers for fan speed) onto the square thing with the spindle sticking out of it. That square thing would be the switch that connects to a resistor pack.  If one or more of those resistors goes open circuit,  the speed control goes wrong  except for the fastest speed.    

Resistor pack:    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162918455066

[stuboy]

Been round deceased uncle in law place to check all ok, dodgy estate and decided I'd remove the dads weller wheels from bedroom,  shame I can't find the 4th... we belive its in garage. 

[danthecapriman]

7 minutes ago, stuboy said:

Been round deceased uncle in law place to check all ok, dodgy estate and decided I'd remove the dads weller wheels from bedroom,  shame I can't find the 4th... we belive its in garage. 

You absolutely must fit those!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

You absolutely must fit those!

Carlos Fandango 

[High Jetter]

Yes, but to what? 🤣

[cort1977]

You should buy a Mk 3 Cortina just to fit those wheels.  Then put some blocks between the axle and the leafs, chrome the diff cover and put a fog light above that to highlight the awesomeness after dark.

[rusty998]

 

31 minutes ago, cort1977 said:

You should buy a Mk 3 Cortina just to fit those wheels.  Then put some blocks between the axle and the leafs, chrome the diff cover and put a fog light above that to highlight the awesomeness after dark.

I remember seeing Cortinas like that when I was a lad, my father would take me to the local custom car show in Staines Middlesex I think it was once a month, all jacked up at the rear with a red light as you say, epic stuff

 

[Leyland Worldmaster]

I might be experiencing an FTP. Lower Damper Bracket may have sheared off. 

Handling may have been rather interesting* before I was able to get into a safe place to check the cause of the wallowing and knocking... 

Still, not my vehicle... 😎

[Fumbler]

Car supplies arriving today, one set in a MyHerpes parcel. An undamaged MyHerpes parcel. I'm confused.

[omegod]

Been working on an aquisition for what seems like an eternity, now over to Royal Mail and world of Ceri to complete the circle

[danthecapriman]

54 minutes ago, cort1977 said:

You should buy a Mk 3 Cortina just to fit those wheels.  Then put some blocks between the axle and the leafs, chrome the diff cover and put a fog light above that to highlight the awesomeness after dark.

And a chain steering wheel!

[anonymous user]

6 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

And a chain steering wheel!

Don't forget the whip aerial and vinyl roof 

[SiC]

9 minutes ago, omegod said:

Been working on an aquisition for what seems like an eternity, now over to Royal Mail and world of Ceri to complete the circle

It's been four weeks this week that I've been waiting for my Moggie. 

[omegod]

Just now, SiC said:

It's been four weeks this week that I've been waiting for my Moggie. 

Try waiting 4 years  

[SiC]

1 minute ago, omegod said:

Try waiting 4 years  

I don't think I'd wait that long for anything!

[brownnova]

Another Tuesday another Mavericks car gathering…. 

Star of the show…

But half way through… I had to move my car so we could create this situation… 

 

However everyone suddenly starting leaving saying they needed to be home for 8… I thought the zoom might be very busy tonight… but apparently it’s some football kickabout or other… 

[17-Coffees]

There's a rather complete  Rover 200 BRM at my local scrappy just now. Whole but scabby, rusted, smashed windows, hiab crane damage and a few plants growing in the passenger footwell sadly...

Also doesn't have front seats anymore either.

They were in great nick for condition of the car, I have plans for them involving the Minor. 🙃

[chaseracer]

👍

[brownnova]

32 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

👍

It had sparkly paint… it was superb! 

[eddyramrod]

On 6/22/2021 at 8:20 PM, cort1977 said:

You should buy a Mk 3 Cortina just to fit those wheels.  Then put some blocks between the axle and the leafs, chrome the diff cover and put a fog light above that to highlight the awesomeness after dark.

I can't believe I'm the first to point out that the Cortina 3 didn't have leaf springs...

That red Plymouth is particularly lovely...

 

 

In other news...

I was working on my bike this morning, and when I took the reassembled wheel to the Volvo, parked in the front street, so I could use my electric pump to inflate the tyre, a police van pulled up in the street that runs past the end of mine.  Two officers got out and walked down to the far-end house on the opposite side to me.  They knocked, but didn't get any more answer than some barking from her little doggy.  (This is the woman with the white Audi TT convertible, with parking issues...) 

A couple of hours earlier, two women in a white Merc had been doing the same.  They were wearing a nurse/carer-type uniform, which I've seen Sian wearing so I guessed they were from her work.  So, she hasn't turned in?  It seems she went out at the usual sort of time.

After the police left and I had reassembled my bike, I was trying it out in the alley and came across a neighbour's mum, walking his dog for him.  She was most interested, having arrived while the police were still here, especially when we noticed the back gate was open.  Like, wide open.  Then we noticed one of the ground-floor back windows was smashed.  So mum went to try the back door, and it opened.  She closed it again immediately, before Sian's dog had a chance to leap out and bother the one she was walking.

Curiouser and curiouser, as Alice said.

Someone has been in the house since, as the front bedroom window has been opened; but no sign of the Audi.  Or of Sian.  No further visits from the police either. 

It is, as Toyah sang, A Mystery.  Right there in my street!

[bobdisk]

11 hours ago, Leyland Worldmaster said:

I might be experiencing an FTP. Lower Damper Bracket may have sheared off. 

Handling may have been rather interesting* before I was able to get into a safe place to check the cause of the wallowing and knocking... 

Still, not my vehicle... 😎

Look at Reliant Kitten posts !! 

 https://autoshite.com/topic/45356-reliant-kitten-watch-this-space/?tab=comments#comment-2300906

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[barefoot]

7 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

I can't believe I'm the first to point out that the Cortina 3 didn't have leaf springs...

 

13 hours ago, rusty998 said:

And I can't believe that I'm the first to point out that that's a Jaguar IRS.

[cort16]

13 hours ago, SiC said:

It's been four weeks this week that I've been waiting for my Moggie. 

That is taking the piss a bit. How long are you going to give them?

[Mally]

13 hours ago, SiC said:

It's been four weeks this week that I've been waiting for my Moggie. 

Try rattling the Dreamies.

[egg]

Spotted on local 'nextdoor' website:

'Anyone recommend someone who cleans upvc muttering and fascists, please?'

Autocorrect/predictive text perfection.

[SiC]

30 minutes ago, cort16 said:

That is taking the piss a bit. How long are you going to give them?

Not sure but my patience is running thin now. Will give them a call tonight or tomorrow as it'll be 4 weeks and 3 or 4 working days. Problem is that they're waiting on the DVLA and they are still on strike with the backlog getting worse. So I can't moan at the seller for taking so long. 

Thing is, he's said that he didn't pay tax as he thought it was exempt. However it's not as that's a separate form + process as we know. So it'll definitely come back without the plates off. But I want to know if they'll then resubmit it. That'll be another 4 weeks at least to sort on top. 

If I don't go for this, I'll have to find another. I liked this one as it had the 1275 engine retrofitted and had solid floors. Anything else in this price bracket is much more of a project. So basically I'd be getting more work for my money. Or I spend a whole lot more (like £4k) to get one that's road ready. 

In other news, the Clio 172 is in for an MOT tomorrow. Providing it passes reasonably easy, I think I'm going to sell it. If it would get into the Bristol Clean Air Zone without charge, it would have stayed. However given a choice between the very useful A4 and preferred to drive Boxster, the Clio is the least favourite. Especially as Mrs SiC finds the steering heavy to use and doesn't particularly enjoy driving it. Currently looking at the Mini Cooper S R53... Will have to be a facelift (54 plate on) by the looks of it to get into the CAZ exempt. 

I want to get something sorted before a mad rush in/around October when people suddenly realise and then panic buy a replacement - pushing up prices. 

[cort1977]

8 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

I can't believe I'm the first to point out that the Cortina 3 didn't have leaf springs...

Argh, turns out I'm not such a cortina expert after all.