How bad is your heat?, Am I chasing a lost cause?? |
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How bad is your heat?, Am I chasing a lost cause?? |
wayne1234 |
Mar 10 2010, 05:39 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 6-April 09 From: indianapolis in Member No.: 10,238 Region Association: None |
So I took off the hearter parts of my parts car and cleaned them all up and painted everything did the drivers side and decided to try it out..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) tempeture was about 60 outside last night and after running a few minutes the vent was putting out a weak 72 hardley any air movement. the flapper bos is working and in good condition and the dual fan blows out a fair amount of air, but it doesnt seem to make it up front... on chilly mornings and evenings I want some heat and defrost... this wont cut it in my opinion... what else has been done??? I had a crazy idea of a power inverter, and hair dryers behind the speakers, anyone done anything like this??? I have seen 12 volt hair dryers... what else has been done????? or what am I doing wrong ???? I know I have read many complaints about the heat but I had no idea it was that bad...
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Tom_T |
Mar 10 2010, 05:52 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Wayne -
A properly operating 914 heat system should toast you out, so something is wrong with yours. Yours is probably doing a great job of heating the outside air! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Could be any combo of: leaky or obstructed hoses & ducts & connections, rusted out heat exchangers, branch & J tubes, bad fan(s), cables & flappers not fully operating/slipping, etc., etc. Just got to check it all out one by one,maybe starting with the obvious stuff like a torn hoses - which are easy & not too expensive to replace (except the ones behind the rockers - more work there). Time to go fishin' around the 914! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) While you're only 60 today - & we're that or less in SoCal so far this week - lest you think I never had it in winter weather - I used it as my DD 12/75 - 5/85 & regularly went snow skiing in the mountains with sub-zero temps! Heck - I could keep the cockpit toasty with the top off going up to Park City UT, Lake Tahoe & Mammoth CA! I always liked that you could meter how much hot went to the upper vents & your face, vs. down low at your feet - so you didn't get that "sleepy time" from warm air in the face on a long drive! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Good Luck Bud! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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