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Old 03-16-2014, 08:44 PM   #7
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Unhappy Re: Where to get THRIFTAIR heater cable knob for '66?

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Originally Posted by ChrisDollins View Post
Wondering if you ever found a supplier for the knob. Not sure if mine is the "thrift air" or not. It's a single knob that you pull to adjust the amount of heat, then turn clockwise to select fan speed. My original knob is still on it, but I'm wanting to order all deluxe knobs. I first thought it was the same as the windshield wiper knob without the sprayer. After reading your post, I looked at mine. Definitely different lol. Glad I found your post. I wonder if one of the others could be made to work. The choke knob is close, but no flat or a spot for the screw. But both the choke and wiper knob might be able to work with some epoxy and drilling, dunno.

Chris
No luck finding one. Ended up "turning" the chewed up knob[literally chewed up: p/o hauled 2 dogs who chewed up the od & insert of this one knob]to make it symmetrical, trimmed a walking cane rubber tip to just fit what was left, epoxied them, and the design comes somewhat close[with LOTS of imagination] to original; what's best is it works like a charm. Cost ~ $3.00.
Sam
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