68 wildcat
Active Member
Todd, I hope I'm posting in the correct place now. Anyway some explanations... I purchased a new decal to replace the worn out one on the heater controls before the car arrived not knowing there was more than one A/C system. When the car arrived, it was obvious that it was for the more common 4 dial system with the heater fan switch etc. and I tried to doctor it up to fit best possible knowing that the graphics were wrong. I could not find the correct replacement decal. The interior is sunbaked and the dash was in terrible shape with the chrome peeling on the instrument bezel. (on a side note, I found a minty top dash pad from a 1970 Riv that looks the same as mine. Anyone know if they swap before I buy it?) I elected to repaint the dash in Black and installed the 4 gauges at the same time. I was unable to duplicate the 60's style font on the dash so I ordered a letter kit from a hobbyshop. It was a lot of work to get it to look so wrong, but it was the best I could do for now. Back to the heater... My problem was finding my system in the Chassis Service Manual. I could not find an illustration of my particular system (using only the 2 rotary dials) but now, rechecking, I think illustration 13-407 page 13-95 might be my system. I had to rebuild all the cables as the mounting tabs had come away from the cables. I think I have the cables sorted out more or less. Now that I have a better idea where to look in the manual, I will give it another go soon, but my other car is due to arrive from the body shop (the painted shell) this week and this will likely distract me for a while as I have to reassemble it . I will be no doubt stuck for parts on the benz and this will allow me more time to get back to the Buick. Thanks for taking the time to point me in the right direction.
Gary 1968 Wildcat
Gary 1968 Wildcat