Why remove the original heater motor use it as a blower for the fresh air to
the passanger compartment.
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on 7/5/04 2:58 PM, linwood rose at linwoodrose@mac.com wrote:
> This is a question soliciting ideas and opinions as there cannot be any
> "right" answer. I have purchased and will be installing the "modern"
> heater sold by Cape International. It is very compact and appears to be
> well assembled, but I have not wired it up yet to see how it works. It
> has a two speed fan. The consequence of all that is that I will no
> longer have the heater blower located on the right wheel well. I want
> to use this opportunity to get some fresh air into the passenger side
> of the car - LHD.
>
> I have purchased an extra fresh air intake assembly and I am planning
> to install it on the right front of the car where the air hose opening
> to the heater fan is. I also purchased a control cable and knob that
> will allow me to open and close the fresh air access just as we do now
> on the driver's (LHD) side. The control cable will run along the bottom
> of he hose instead of the top since you must invert the assembly.
>
> This is where I need ideas -
>
> One option, and probably the easiest, is to run a 4" duct hose straight
> from the air intake assembly to the 3" hole in the firewall where the
> reduced size hose from the heater used to go. I have another mounting
> ring like the one on the driver's side that could be trimmed down and
> made to work to secure the hose to the wall. This brings the air in
> high and up and behind the fascia.
>
> A second option might be make an adapter plate for the air intake
> assembly to reduce the size of the exit pipe to the 3" hose or even to
> one or two of the small demist size hoses to run to the firewall. The
> 3" hose could go to the 3" hole in the firewall (still high) or the
> hose or hoses could be directed to the passenger footbox where the
> blanking plate is for the master cylinders for a RHD car.
>
> I am sure that there are other good options to consider and now is the
> time to do this while the car is completely disassembled.
>
> I should have mentioned that the new heater uses the original fascia
> control plate and knobs. The temperature is controlled by the
> slide/switch at the center. The blower is turned on by pushing/pulling
> the little knob and the water flow is controlled like the original by
> sliding the knob from left to right.
>
> That means that the right hand knob is now available to attach a longer
> cable and go to the right air intake assembly control.
>
> Any ideas? I am open to possibilities short of leaving as original or
> going all the way to air conditioning!
>
> Thanks
>
> Lin Rose
> 1960 BT7 in restoration
> 1959 Bugeye
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