1. Is there an inexpensive way to bypass the monovalve for the winter? I am only getting lukewarm air out of the heater and it is getting colder out. I don't want to buy a new monovalve or even a monovalve repair kit as I need the money for other repairs.

2. Is there a manual fix to get the heat to blow out the floor ducts? I spent a lot of time yesterday trying to fix the acc and the air still comes out of the defroster and console vents. Since it is winter, I would always like to get some of the heat out of the floor ducts.

Thanks again.

BTW, I was able to open the trunk on my 1983 300d by following directions on an old post on this board and employing my mityvac. The prior owner had rekeyed the ignition but not the other locks so I had no other way of getting in there. There was lots of interesting stuff inside, kind of like a time capsule.