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Re: [Healeys] 100 heater motor or switch problem

To: Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100 heater motor or switch problem
From: i erbs <eyera3000@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 11:41:57 -0700
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Is it painted or enameled?
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
      _______                                  _______
     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
         (_________________________)
          BT7 engine and disk brakes


1967 MGB  [image: MG]

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words


On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 11:31 AM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
wrote:

> The fan motor in my heater worked nicely all summer but naturally chose to
> crap out once cooler weather arrived a few days ago and I'd like some
> advice from those 100 drivers who have previously removed/remounted their
> heaters.
>
> I have verified that power is getting to the heater lead from the fusebox
> I installed in the engine compartment, and the green wire disappears into
> and through the firewall, apparently intact Without disassembling the
> heater I cannot access the rheostat switch to trace whether it or the motor
> is the issue and before I pop off the three spring clips that seem to hold
> the heater faceplate to the rear plate I would like to know that doing so
> will allow me to get to the heater's innards.
>
> Also I would appreciate learning whether reassembly is the reverse of
> disassembly as those clips, esp. the one at the 12:00 o'clock position, do
> not look like they will be easy to get back into place with the heater
> mounted to the firewall, which leads me to my last question: How is the
> heater unit fixed to and removed from the car should I need to access the
> fan motor? Aside from one screw going through an ell-bracket at the top of
> the faceplate I see no other fasteners projecting through the firewall.
>
> Thanks in advance--Michael Oritt
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Is it painted or enameled?<br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"lt=
r"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div d=
ir=3D"ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Portland,OR</div><div><span style=3D"font-family:&#=
39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif">=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_______</span><br style=3D"font-family:&#39;=
Times New Roman&#39;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman=
&#39;,serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span>=
<br style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=
=A0 (_________________________)</span></div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 BT7 engine and disk brakes</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><d=
iv>1967 MGB =C2=A0<img src=3D"http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/i=
mages/MG_emblem.jpg" alt=3D"MG"></div><div><br></div><div><span style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sa=
ns-serif;font-size:14px">A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustme=
nts. Mario Andretti</span><br></div><div>Please excuse random auto corrects=
 and misspelled words</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>=
</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 11:31 AM Michael Ori=
tt &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com";>michael.oritt@gmail.com</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 =
0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div=
 class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"color:#3333ff"><span style=3D"color:rgb(5=
1,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-si=
ze:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">The fan motor in my heater worke=
d nicely all summer but naturally chose to crap out once cooler weather arr=
ived a few days ago and I&#39;d like some advice from those 100 drivers who=
 have previously removed/remounted their heaters.=C2=A0</span><br style=3D"=
color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-se=
rif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br style=3D"color:rg=
b(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font=
-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,5=
1,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:=
13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">I have verified that power is getti=
ng to the heater lead from the fusebox I installed in the engine compartmen=
t, and the green wire disappears into and through the firewall, apparently =
intact Without disassembling the heater I cannot access the rheostat switch=
 to trace whether it or the motor is the issue and before I pop off the thr=
ee spring clips that seem to hold the heater faceplate to the rear plate I =
would like to know that doing so will allow me to get to the heater&#39;s i=
nnards.=C2=A0</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Ar=
ial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(25=
0,250,250)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Taho=
ma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,25=
0)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Cal=
ibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Al=
so I would appreciate learning whether reassembly is the reverse of disasse=
mbly as those clips, esp. the one at the 12:00 o&#39;clock position, do not=
 look like they will be easy to get back into place with the heater mounted=
 to the firewall, which leads me to my last question: How is the heater uni=
t fixed to and removed from the car should I need to access the fan motor? =
Aside from one screw going through an ell-bracket at the top of the facepla=
te I see no other fasteners projecting through the firewall.</span><br styl=
e=3D"color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sa=
ns-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><br style=3D"col=
or:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif=
;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"><span style=3D"color:rgb=
(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-=
size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">Thanks in advance--Michael Ori=
tt</span><br></div></div>
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