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YOUR RESEARCHDreaded black foam c2
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Use some tweezers
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Run fan on high, blew most of the foam out, vacuumed with a shop vac and used some tweezers.
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Run fan on high, blew most of the foam out, vacuumed with a shop vac and used some tweezers.
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I did move the temp control from the bottom, to the top, using the correct brackets and bezel.
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After reading here, and youtube videos, I went with the plastic cap repair. A small bead of clear rtv to hold them in. I will let it sit overnight. Here is the dilemma though, I only see one blend door. In most videos, there are 2. Am I missing something? Mine is a 2001. I tried all the different settings, and only see the one door.
No matter the setting, I only see the one door, through the center stack. Maybe there is another somewhere else. I did move the temp control from the bottom, to the top, using the correct brackets and bezel. I removed the (mostly) useless cupholder and cd holder. I put in the two lower cubbies. Storage!
not super difficult. I had to remove the lower console to fish the temp control wires up behind the stereo. Not a lot of room without doing that. You have to get the brackets for the temp contol for the upper position. They are kinda triagle shaped.
I recently acquired A low milage Tip 996.2 cab. Long time 911/356 owner but this is my first water cooled 911. First time out learning HVAC controls I had initially what looked like midge flies shooting from my vents along with black substance on floor mats and dash. Researched and this is a common issue rarely mentioned in buyer guides.
After learning cause and repair I wonder if any one tried vacuuming the foam fragments out through interior vents? I�m thinking I will create covers to seal each vent and then one that fits my shop vac. I�m thinking if I do the vacuum routine multiple times under different vent patterns I can suck out most of what�s loose.
My 996.2 will be driven mostly with top down so temp control is not as much an issue as the foam fragments flying out of my vents.
I could be wrong but it looks like your other blend door has already been repaired. I think it's the thing with the white strips on it in your first picture. Check this video starting at about the 10 minute mark.
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My 98 C2 - I did just that. Run fan on high, blew most of the foam out, vacuumed with a shop vac and used some tweezers. Did this a couple of times and then it stopped. Still blows hot and cold very well. I will never go in that far to repair. Just something I live with. But not really, it seems to still work just fine.
You probably have only lost the foam on one of the two doors. Also there is a plastic backing piece that may still be hanging on for dear life in there.
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