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To: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>, Richard Cooperman <rcooperman@aol.com>, "morgans@autox.team.net" <morgans@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Morgans] Morgan Heater cores
From: Stephen D Stierman <morgan7709@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 20:44:57 +0000 (UTC)
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Mine died years ago.=C2=A0 I found a small accessory type heater from J.C. =
Whitney or the like, a square box with a two speed blower that still fits u=
nder the dash and attached the Smith's front panel with the opening doors t=
o it with some clips.=C2=A0 From what you can see it looks like the origina=
l heater and actually throws out some heat with a two speed fan and a real =
core.Steve

      From: John T. Blair <jblair1948@cox.net>
 To: Richard Cooperman <rcooperman@aol.com>; morgans@autox.team.net=20
 Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 4:15 PM
 Subject: [Morgans] Morgan Heater cores
  =20
At 10:55 AM 10/16/2018, you wrote:

>Last winter I wanted to get my leaky radiator repaired and found thatALL o=
f the
>olde radiator shops in my area have died.=C2=A0 I ended up ordering anew a=
luminum=20
>one from Mulfab in the UK.=C2=A0 Fine product, easily to deal withfolks, f=
its perfectly=20
>and cool better than my old one.=C2=A0 Alas expensive.

Richard,

It's supprising how much of the old skills are going away.=C2=A0 Thenewer r=
adiators are
partially made of plastic.=C2=A0 So the old shops can't do much withthem.=
=C2=A0 Then the
shops go out of business.=C2=A0 Bummer.

>As to my Smith's heater, since I cannot find a shop to repair the oldcore =
I
>looked around for a replacement.=C2=A0 It seems the heater was alsoused in=
 Rovers=20
>and there is a company on the west coast that makes new compatiblecores fo=
r=20
>$300.=C2=A0 Thought I would search a bit for a lower price.

>Ideas?

Unforunately, no.=C2=A0 I'm not sure but I think that some other cars oftha=
t era, like the TR-3s, MGAs might have use similar heaters.=C2=A0 Iremember=
 a round heater in
my old TR-3s.=C2=A0 I went looking through Moss Motors on-line catalogand f=
ound a=20
round heater core for a Healey 100-4.=C2=A0 It was $800.=C2=A0 So your$300 =
for a Rover
core isn't bad.=C2=A0 Here's a core for a TR3 at $500:
https://mossmotors.com/heater-core-1

As a last resort, it seems to me that one of the aftermarket ACcompanies ma=
kes custom items.=C2=A0 I thought the company was in GA orFL.=C2=A0 Doing a=
 google search=20
I see a couple of companies in TX.=C2=A0 So maybe that's where theyare.=C2=
=A0 But it would
be worth a phone call to see if the can do custom work, if so, send thema p=
icture
of your heater core and some measurements and see what they give you fora q=
uote.

Here's a place list Morgan heater core replacements:

http://classicfordradiator.com/newheatercoresforbritishvehicles.aspx

http://classicfordradiator.com/morrisminormorganrangeroverroundheatercore.a=
spx

For Morris Minor, Rover, Morgans for $500


Let me know what you find!

John=20

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John T. Blair=C2=A0 WA4OHZ=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 email:=C2=A0jblair1948@c=
ox.netVa. Beach,Va=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Phone:=C2=A0 (757) 495-8229
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 48TR1800=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0 48 #4 Midget=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 65 Morgan 4/4Series V (B1106)=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887)=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A077 Spitfire=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 71 Saab Sonett III=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A065 Rambler Classic
Morgan:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0www.team.net/morganBricklin:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0www.bricklin.org
If you can readthis=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0- Thank a teacher!If you are reading it in English - Than=
k a Vet!!
 From Dennis Prager - The American Trilogy:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 e pluri=
bus Unum, "from many,one."=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 In God We Trust=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Liberty - the=C2=A0 power=C2=A0 of=C2=A0choosing,=C2=A0 thi=
nking,=C2=A0 and=C2=A0 acting=C2=A0 for=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
oneself; freedom=C2=A0 from=C2=A0 control=C2=A0 or=C2=A0restriction=C2=A0=
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<html><head></head><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; f=
ont-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539721279283_7934"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_153=
9721279283_7933">Mine died years ago.&nbsp; I found a small accessory type =
heater from J.C. Whitney or the like, a square box with a two speed blower =
that still fits under the dash and attached the Smith's front panel with th=
e opening doors to it with some clips.&nbsp; From what you can see it looks=
 like the original heater and actually throws out some heat with a two spee=
d fan and a real core.</span></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_15397212792=
83_7935"><span>Steve</span></div><div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR" id=3D"yui_3_1=
6_0_ym19_1_1539721279283_7877"><br><br></div><div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539721279283_7886" style=3D"display: block;">  <div =
id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539721279283_7885" style=3D"font-family: times new=
 roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym=
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e, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539721279283_7883" dir=3D"ltr"> <font id=3D"yui_3_16=
_0_ym19_1_1539721279283_7882" face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> <hr size=3D"1" id=
=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539721279283_7881"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: b=
old;">From:</span></b> John T. Blair &lt;jblair1948@cox.net&gt;<br> <b><spa=
n style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Richard Cooperman &lt;rcooper=
man@aol.com&gt;; morgans@autox.team.net <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:=
 bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 16, 2018 4:15 PM<br> <b><span sty=
le=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Morgans] Morgan Heater cores=
<br> </font> </div> <div class=3D"y_msg_container" id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_=
1539721279283_7936"><br><div id=3D"yiv0010173074">
<div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539721279283_7938">
<font id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539721279283_7937" size=3D"3">At 10:55 AM 10=
/16/2018, you wrote:<br><br>
&gt;Last winter I wanted to get my leaky radiator repaired and found that
ALL of the<br>
&gt;olde radiator shops in my area have died.&nbsp; I ended up ordering a
new aluminum <br>
&gt;one from Mulfab in the UK.&nbsp; Fine product, easily to deal with
folks, fits perfectly <br>
&gt;and cool better than my old one.&nbsp; Alas expensive.<br><br>
Richard,<br><br>
It's supprising how much of the old skills are going away.&nbsp; The
newer radiators are<br>
partially made of plastic.&nbsp; So the old shops can't do much with
them.&nbsp; Then the<br>
shops go out of business.&nbsp; Bummer.<br><br>
&gt;As to my Smith's heater, since I cannot find a shop to repair the old
core I<br>
&gt;looked around for a replacement.&nbsp; It seems the heater was also
used in Rovers <br>
&gt;and there is a company on the west coast that makes new compatible
cores for <br>
&gt;$300.&nbsp; Thought I would search a bit for a lower price.<br><br>
&gt;Ideas?<br><br>
Unforunately, no.&nbsp; I'm not sure but I think that some other cars of
that era, like the TR-3s, MGAs might have use similar heaters.&nbsp; I
remember a round heater in<br>
my old TR-3s.&nbsp; I went looking through Moss Motors on-line catalog
and found a <br>
round heater core for a Healey 100-4.&nbsp; It was $800.&nbsp; So your
$300 for a Rover<br>
core isn't bad.&nbsp; Here's a core for a TR3 at $500:<br>
<a id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539721279283_7939" href=3D"https://mossmotors.c=
om/heater-core-1" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow">
https://mossmotors.com/heater-core-1<br><br>
</a>As a last resort, it seems to me that one of the aftermarket AC
companies makes custom items.&nbsp; I thought the company was in GA or
FL.&nbsp; Doing a google search <br>
I see a couple of companies in TX.&nbsp; So maybe that's where they
are.&nbsp; But it would<br>
be worth a phone call to see if the can do custom work, if so, send them
a picture<br>
of your heater core and some measurements and see what they give you for
a quote.<br><br>
Here's a place list Morgan heater core replacements:<br><br>
<a id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539721279283_7940" href=3D"http://classicfordra=
diator.com/newheatercoresforbritishvehicles.aspx" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"=
nofollow">
http://classicfordradiator.com/newheatercoresforbritishvehicles.aspx<br>
<br>
</a>
<a href=3D"http://classicfordradiator.com/morrisminormorganrangeroverroundh=
eatercore.aspx" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollow">
http://classicfordradiator.com/morrisminormorganrangeroverroundheatercore.a=
spx<br>
<br>
</a>For Morris Minor, Rover, Morgans for $500<br><br>
<br>
Let me know what you find!<br><br>
John </font><div id=3D"yiv0010173074DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><=
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<div>John T. Blair&nbsp; WA4OHZ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; email:&nbsp;
jblair1948@cox.net</div>
<div>Va. Beach,
Va&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Phone:&nbsp; (757) 495-8229</div>
<br>
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bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 48
TR1800&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 48 #4 Midget&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 65 Morgan 4/4
Series V (B1106)</div>
<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
77 Spitfire&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 71 Saab Sonett III</div>
<div>
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sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<br>
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www.team.net/morgan</a></div>
<div>Bricklin:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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.bricklin.org</a>
</div>
<br>
<div>If you can read
this&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;
- Thank a teacher!</div>
<div>If you are reading it in English - Thank a Vet!!</div>
<br>
<div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1539721279283_7946"> From Dennis Prager - The =
American Trilogy:</div>
<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; e pluribus Unum, "from many,
one."</div>
<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In God We Trust</div>
<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Liberty - the&nbsp; power&nbsp; of&nbsp;
choosing,&nbsp; thinking,&nbsp; and&nbsp; acting&nbsp; for&nbsp; </div>
<div>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
oneself; freedom&nbsp; from&nbsp; control&nbsp; or&nbsp;
restriction&nbsp; </div>
<br>
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