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Re: Vitesse heater

To: "Linkens, Andy" <alinkens@nuera.com>, triumph_cars@egroups.com
Subject: Re: Vitesse heater
From: Erik Quackenbush <erik@midwestfilter.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:05:43 -0600
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Take your heater core to a radiator shop and have them rebuild it for you. 
It's probably clogged up with rust and silt. After a rebuild it will be 
_better_ than new.

-Erik

At 03:43 PM 1/16/2002 +0000, Linkens, Andy wrote:
>The heater is pretty poor on my Vitesse - taking a long time before any sort
>of heat is produced from the air vent. I've installed a warmer thermostat
>(which should help with the final temperature) but I was wondering why it
>should take so long to warm up as the radiator is not in circuit initially?
>What's the difference between these older cars and more modern cars (which
>heat up v. quickly).
>Is it possible to modify the "plumbing" so that the heater is much more
>effective?
>thanks
>Andy

--
Erik Quackenbush, Midwest Filter Corporation 
1-847-680-0566  http://www.midwestfilter.com

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