What is this?

zep · tinkerer Joined: 10 Nov 2002 Posts: 99

In this pic, there is a big thick black tube comming of the left side of the heater and seems to be going through the hole in the firewall in the drivers side:
http://www.hotgemini.com/cgi-bin/gallery2.cgi?action=sc&vid=351&car=0
what is it?
thanks, zep

Ben Wight · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 946

You make it sound like your car doesn't have one???

Its the air recirculation duct for the heater. If selected on the dash, air can be recirculated from the cab back through the fan/heater. If so, the air is drawn from above the drivers feet, through this duct.

The other option is fresh air drawn in through the grill in front of the windscreen.

Ben

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 10:47 am Post subject: Re: What is this?

"the air is drawn from above the drivers feet"

quality.. foot air. YUMMY
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MR_GEMI · Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: What is this?

lol thats just bad... only in a holden
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Frederick Stienheld · petrol head Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 2719

Hey we're talkin back in the 70's here.. and its an isuzu remember Wink

MR_GEMI · Posted: Tue May 27, 2003 3:03 pm Post subject: Re: What is this?

yeah thats what i believe too, "only holden part ona gemini is the rust"

but it was an attempt to bag out holden thats all... as a lot of people still believe that they are 100% holden...
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zep · tinkerer Joined: 10 Nov 2002 Posts: 99

I havnt had one on either of my gemini's TX and TD...
hrmmm

Loz · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 943

I think you must have just missed it. Otherwise everytime it rained you would get VERY wet feet. And you would always notice cold air blowing onto you feet.