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- Joined
- Dec 25, 2013
- Location
- Launceston, Tasmana
It's the middle of summer here.
So the interior of the 945T is more often than not reaching 45 deg C and the wife doesn't like the lack of air flow to the face when I get into boost. The problem's been traced to that twin-port vacuum bellows which operates the HVAC shutter doors. The diaphragm in it is quite cactus.
Thought I'd found a good 'un, although it was made by A.C.T.S. Ltd of the UK, and not Uncle's Sam good ol' AC Delco. But it has a perished diaphragm too. Which cannot be fixed with JB Weld, Superglue, fencing wire, or condoms (yes, I've searched the archives and found that thread...)
Getting a good, non-perished one in an Ah'strain junkyard? Here's the typical yard inventory -
http://www.picknpayless.com.au/Home
As you see, almost no Volvos, just lots of road gnats and other flotsam. It might be easier to lasso a roo on Pitt Street than find a 7 or 9 with a good one around here...
No problem, I thought; order a new one.
Major problem: GCP, Mother Volvo, and all the usual suspects don't have any of these listed in stock under the OE Volvo part numbers (9463042 / 9463044 / 3522945 / 3522973) or otherwise AFAIK, and neither the ACTS unit nor the AC Delco unit have any manufacturer part numbers printed on them.
The single port vacuum bellows seems to be a GM / AC Delco p/n 01996701 / 15-71442, and is fitted to an s10 Chev truck - but I can't find the twin port version.
So... could some kindly soul please tell me the AC Delco part number for this damned thing so I can order a new one? Or the numbers for the ACTS Ltd equivalent?
So the interior of the 945T is more often than not reaching 45 deg C and the wife doesn't like the lack of air flow to the face when I get into boost. The problem's been traced to that twin-port vacuum bellows which operates the HVAC shutter doors. The diaphragm in it is quite cactus.
Thought I'd found a good 'un, although it was made by A.C.T.S. Ltd of the UK, and not Uncle's Sam good ol' AC Delco. But it has a perished diaphragm too. Which cannot be fixed with JB Weld, Superglue, fencing wire, or condoms (yes, I've searched the archives and found that thread...)
Getting a good, non-perished one in an Ah'strain junkyard? Here's the typical yard inventory -
http://www.picknpayless.com.au/Home
As you see, almost no Volvos, just lots of road gnats and other flotsam. It might be easier to lasso a roo on Pitt Street than find a 7 or 9 with a good one around here...
No problem, I thought; order a new one.
Major problem: GCP, Mother Volvo, and all the usual suspects don't have any of these listed in stock under the OE Volvo part numbers (9463042 / 9463044 / 3522945 / 3522973) or otherwise AFAIK, and neither the ACTS unit nor the AC Delco unit have any manufacturer part numbers printed on them.
The single port vacuum bellows seems to be a GM / AC Delco p/n 01996701 / 15-71442, and is fitted to an s10 Chev truck - but I can't find the twin port version.
So... could some kindly soul please tell me the AC Delco part number for this damned thing so I can order a new one? Or the numbers for the ACTS Ltd equivalent?
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