Date sent: Wed, 12 May 1999 10:39:32 -0400
From: Joseph DaVolio <DavolJ@olympus.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Climate control switch.
Send reply to: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>
> I discovered a interesting problem today. I have always left my climate
> selector knob (the center knob) on the upper and lower setting. Just a
> brief description of the knob so we are all on the same page...The center
> knob between the hot and cold selector and the fan speed selector. It has
> the following options... off, A/C max, A/C normal, upper/lower, upper,
> lower, defroster/lower, defroster.
>
> Now that we have that straight. It is very warm out this morning, so I
> turned the temp control to cold and the selector was on upper/lower. Well
> the air coming from the vent was freezing. It should have been cooler
> outside air. To make a longer story short, this position had my A/C on.
> So if I'm not mistaken my A/C has been on since I have owned the truck.
> This could be a reason for the low MPG. Check it out and see if your DAK
> does this. This is a problem, because the A/C should not be on at that
> selection.
>
> Sorry so long
>
> Joe DaVolio
>
Check out your owners manual, there is a "snowflake" pictured by
the Upper/Lower setting. I bet your control faceplate is missing the
snowflake.
|{eith R. Phelps
krp at netnitco dot net
Cat..... the other white meat.
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