Heating and tin parts identification please.

jack away.....but i dont think you can on your type of engine? i suppose you could put an inline fan somewhere though to pull the air through someone will know

 

That was what i was thinking of doing just a inline one, I haven't had a good look at the rest of the heating pipe's as i have got load's of belly pans on so i can't see them but i am going to check for leak's first! It is just a pain in the arse when you pull up to a junction or traffic light's and the window starts to steam up again after just trying to demist it!

 

Moley you need to check first for leaks around the heater pods. It's not uncommon for cables to seize and snap or the pods to fail. They automatically close if the cables etc snap or fail. Also check they ate secured under the dashboard. Took me a bit of time to figure that out on mine.

 

Also forgot to mention that I have seen a couple of pods with twisted arm levers.

Get the engine running (might help to have someone rev it a bit) and run your hand over the mushroom looking part of the pod. If the red levers are all down and air is escaping here then your pods are not doing what they should.

 

the pods i pictured have a few small rust holes on the edges, i presume filler is ok on these as i see no sense in welding them?

 

the pod's are wired open as the cable's are snapped i have got a pretty good bit of heat from them it is more just when the engine speed drop's that i get more of a hot breath from them .

 

also with the lack of cables on my van i presume the pods are the things that get cable tied open in the hot position if cables are knackered?

 

i would probably use silicone rick won't wiggle loose and be heat resistant too

 

okies, cool, i'm keen to start now.....gotta go over PYE's sometime between xmas/new year for more bits, it's possible i "may" have a smattering of heat this year

 

Others may feel differently to me but I've used exhaust bandage to seal parts of my system. When it works it can get mighty hot.

 

Ha the cheek of it!
quick question, the heater pods are sprung..... if no cables fitted are they shut (warm air to atmosphere) or open (warm air to cabin)?

 

ok cheers, that makes sense, i'll have to do the same until i sort the cables.

 

to be fair i'm a way off total heating working.....i'm quite happy to have it on full and then in summer cut the cable ties.......

 

Those who are helping me with this please see my thread from today with pics, i need a few answers...thanks
http://thelatebay.com/index.php?topic=237.160

 

The picture on this page is a good reminder of how it all fits together. http://www.ratwell.com/technical/Heating.html, ignoring the inline eberspecher heater on the left hand side