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THE BODY
to disengage
it
from the two remaining front
bumper
mounting brackets whidi protrude through the body.
Before replacing the body by reversing the dismantling
procedure ensure
that
the laminated
cork
on each body
mounting
point
is in
good
condition and squarely
mounted; also
check:
the rubber strips
along
the
chassis
longitudinal
members. the
engine
bulk:bead
cross-
member,
a.
n d the
cross-member forward of
the
batte
ry
box.
Section
S.9
F1111NG TilE OPI'IONAL HEA11NG
AND
DEMlSTING
EQ
UIPMENT
Drain the cooling
system.
Remove
the •pare wheel
and
batlery
cover
and
disonnnect
the
battery leads.
Remove the cover-plate
from the platform
at the
rear
of the engine compartment
by
unscrewing the eight
fixing
screws.
Discard the plate and
seals. Fit the beater
assembly (I) together
with
two new sealing
gaskets
and
secure
to the platform with
seven of
the
fixing screws.
On the
lever
control
assembly (2) attach
the inner
wire
of the temperature control
cable
to the central lever
by means of a trunnion and
screw.
Leaving abuut
-if
in.
(4·76 mm
.
.
)
of the inner wire
protruding.
tighten
the
clamp
on
the outer cable
and
set
the lever control to
the
' MAX'.
position.
Withdraw
the
knobs
from the
two
push-pull
controls
by depressing
the
spring-loaded plungers.
U
oscrew the
large hexagonal nuts
from the
controls and feed
the
threaded diameters through the holes in the lever
control
escutcheon.
Replace and
tighten
the hexagonal nuts and
push the knobs
back into
position on
their spindles.
The push-pull control
with
the shorter
length
of cable
(4)
must
be assembled
to
the right-hand
side (marked
'DEMIS'r),
and
the
control
with
the
longer lengtb of
cable
(3)
to
the left-hand side (marked 'AIR').
Remove
the
two Phillips
screws securing the radio
mounting
rails
to
the underside
of
the fascia and belt the
complete
control
panel
to the fascia using the screws
provided.
Pierce
the
two large
blind grommets in
the
bulkhead.
Feed the temperature
control
cable
through
the
right-
hand
grommet
and the
'AIR' cable
through the
len-
hand
grom.met.
Pull
the
left-hand
knob
('AIR')
out to its
stop
and
fit
a
trunnion (16) and screw
(22)
to the forked lever on the
air int1ke tube.
Pass
the
inner cable through
the
trunnion
and rotate
the lever
towards the cable clamp, pressing
it
firmly into
position
to ensure
that
the
flap
valve com-
pletely seals
the tube. Tighten
the
screw
and
the clamp
on
the
outer
cable. Making certain that the temperature
control lever
on the
fascia is still in
the 'MAX'
position,
fit the trunnion
(16)
and
screw (22) to
the water
valve.
Pass
the inner
wire
through
the trunnion and rotate
the
valve lever
anti-clockwise
to
the
end of its
slot.
Tighten
the trunnion screw and the screw on the outer cable.
Pull the
right-hand knob
('DEMIS'r) out to its stop
and
Fig.
S.2
Component<
of
till! M.G.
1
(&riu MGA Twin
Cam)
heoter
kif ji11rtl in po.<ilion
S.4
MGA
(Twin
Cam).
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