Apologies to our friends down under where it is summer but where I live it is freezing cold. I am a firm believer of exercising old Jaguars, even in the winter (on days when it is totally dry on the roads and no salt). The problem was that I wasn’t getting much airflow from the little footwell louvers. So I’m looking through the Service Manual to see if I can find a fix. Found lots of information on the heating and cooling flaps but very little on the air distribution flaps. Then I saw an illustration of the vent for the back seat and two small knobs. So I break out the Owners Manual for the ’79 to see what they do. Turns out they control airflow to the back seat footwells, but here is the weird part, it didn’t say which way you turn them. So I get out the Owners Manual for the ’87. Same thing – says that the knobs control footwell airflow but not which way to turn them. So after some experimentation it turns out you turn the left knob clockwise to get less air and the right knob counterclockwise for less air on that side. With both backseat footwells turned off I now have plenty of air coming out the front footwell louvers.

Jeff

 

the knobs open or close flaps that allow or stop air directed towards the rear floor.

then there is the round plastic Vent above the knobs which can be opened or closed too by turning the knob at the center of the vent.

Jaguars have never provided much air flow to the rear seat.

My '65 S type has a somewhat similar vent for the rear seat in which the open position is as good as the closed position.
In other words, useless.

 

Hi Jeff,
As I am building my S3 strictly for my self, I have added and subtracted a few thing along the way. I read somewhere (J.S. possibly) that blocking those two air ducts to the rear seat vents dramatically increases the air flow out of the front foot-well vents. Here's a picture of my "conversion". Orange caps are from Cutters brand bug repellent cans, absolute perfect tight fit.

Dave

 

So you're "de-buggung" your heating/cooling system!

 

When I worked on my Console; I wanted the center vent to still be operational, because sometimes the cool is just too cool on my feet, or Hot is just too hot, and I don't want to be fooling with the controls all the time. So I open or close the Rear center vent to redirect cold/hot air.

Besides. I like playing with it.
(';')

 

Hi Elinor, when I finally get operational I'll see if I have that irritation also. That's for the heads up.

Dave

 

Two cans are only one days worth of mosquito management up here. Haven't found a good use for the empty cans yet.

Dave

 

Hello, Don't mean to interrupt this thread but I have a message for LT1, There is a mustache steering wheel for sale in this forums member market place. First page.


Larry Louton

 

Ah yes. Alaska. Mosquito capital of the World.
Target Practice.
(';')

 

Thank you Larry, done and done.

Dave