Heater and Defrost Cables

[Tedredamphi]

I'm getting ready to install new heater and defrost cables in my Amphicar and have a question about knob position under dashboard. Which knob/cable goes in left position and which in the right? Mine were removed when I bought the Amphicar, so I don't have anything to go by. Owners manual doesn't indicate which knob is which.:032:
Thanks,
Ted

 

[jfriese]

Ted,

Mine have the defroster control on the left, the fan power switch in the center and the heater water control valve on the right.

John Friese
67 White
67 Red

 

[Tedredamphi]

John,
You have the late model Amphicars with I believe the heater over the wheel well area. Can anyone with an early early car like mine with the heater underneath the fuel tank confirm the switch/cable position??
Amphicar repair manual says that left knob controls the heater and right knob controls the cock(valve for hot water), however drawing at front of section 9 in the repair manual shows knobs/cables hooked up just opposite!!!
Thanks,
Ted

 

[LSolheim]

Ted, both MetalBeast (early '64) and Amphi ('66) have/had the heater under
the fuel tank and are/were setup as John pointed out. Defrost/heat flapper
on left, fan in center & water valve (which I always leave on to add that
little bit of coolant into circulation) on the right.



Sounds like you are doing a top-notch job!



--Larry



From: Tedredamphi [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:26 AM
To: lrsnpark@gmail.com
Subject: RE: [General Amphicar Discussion-t-20211] Re: Heater and Defrost
Cables



John,
You have the late model Amphicars with I believe the heater over the wheel
well area. Can anyone with an early early car like mine with the heater
underneath the fuel tank confirm the switch/cable position??
Amphicar repair manual says that left knob controls the heater and right
knob controls the cock(valve for hot water), however drawing at front of
section 9 in the repair manual shows knobs/cables hooked up just opposite!!!
Thanks,
Ted

 

[Tedredamphi]

Larry,
Thanks for the help.
Ted

 

[jfriese]

Ted,

Although both of my cars were titled as 1967, one is a very late car with the heater on the fender and the other is an earlier car with the undertank heater. Both have the controls laid out as I described.

John Friese
67White
67 Red

 

[mike_israel]

John brings up a great example of how the titled year of an Amphicar may not mean a lot. It was common practice in the 1960's for many states to title a vehicle in the year it was sold rather than the year of production.