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T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 7:04 pm
by Brett Johnson
The parts manual says T 6 Roadsters have fresh air valves. Anybody have one?
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 12:43 am
by John Brooks
Bret. I will take some photos tomorrow.
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 5:20 pm
by John Brooks
Brett
Send me a email and I will send better photos with a boreascope I never paid attention to them, but they look just like a T-2 vent.
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 5:42 pm
by Brett Johnson
This is really strange. These type of vents were used through the 356A (though disabled on Speedsters) to allow fresh air to enter the heated air channel. They were not continued on T 5 cars and when T 6 cars got the cowl vents and new fresh air system, they put the old style back on Roadsters only! Who thought that was a good idea?
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 8:45 pm
by John Brooks
The PET full of surprises like 644.542.041.41, and. 042.41 roadster power windows.
I think the lack of cowl vents on the roadster, is a windshield frame strength thing, no structure like the CAB.
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 9:25 pm
by Jules Dielen
Mine has them too brett. Its a december 61 built t6 roadster
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 5:48 pm
by Brett Johnson
While I'm at it, I should ask if your current or former T 6 Roadster has a hand throttle?
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 5:50 pm
by John Brooks
Yes has a hand throttle
John
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 9:36 pm
by Jules Dielen
+1
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2018 12:12 am
by Roy Smalley
yep 62 twin grill has throttle and operable fresh air vents....as well as PORSCHE script on the dash.....mine is very early.
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:03 am
by Edwin Ek
+1 for Roy's list on my car 89826- not early.
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:05 pm
by Brett Johnson
Have been mining in Registry back issues and came up with 89650 and 89809 which both have hand throttles, but no dashboard scripts. Is there a consensus on scripts? I'm now assuming all T 6 Roadsters have fresh air vents and hand throttles -- unless someone tells me differently.
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:46 pm
by Edwin Ek
There isn't consensus on dashboard scripts. There has been talk that European delivery cars have the script and US delivery cars don't. But I know a guy who has a European delivered car with no dashboard script.
It seems to me one way to tell is to examine the attachment holes. If the dashboard were made to accept a script, wouldn't the holes be pressed instead of drilled? But of course they could all be drilled.
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 10:07 pm
by John Brooks
Brett. 89805 was bare, no script, my other one 89758 had a script. There was a database (DB2 format, on 5-1/2" floppy disc) years ago from a guy up in Canada I think, it listed all the known T-6 cars and a detailed list of options. With or without script jwas one data column, I would say about 75% on the list had them
Re: T 6 Roadster fresh air valve
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2019 10:16 pm
by Brett Johnson
Do you remember if there any pattern? Like they ran out for a while?