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Re: heater
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Re: heater -
08-07-2003
, 02:50 AM
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Is there a difference between a van/pickup heater and a mk1 heater? Do they have different heaters from any other MK? Cheers - I have a spare one in good nick and was wondering what it was worth. The Muffin Man |
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The mk1 heater is usually a square box with the lever coming from the front, some however and commercials had a circular case holding the motor and fan, I dont think these had a control lever, just a switch for on/off. jono -- Barspeed Mini`s - Devoted to the Classic Mini "Persisto Transverbero Adversum" Email - barspeed (AT) hotmail (DOT) com The Rover Mini Se7en Register - http://www.geocities.com/minise7en2001/ Barspeed Mini`s - http://www.barspeed.co.uk/ Barspeed Mini`s Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/barspeed Barspeed Classic Cars - http://www.geocities.com/barspeed3 If you have received this email in error please click below. http://www.nobodyhere.com/justme/nose.php3 "The Muffin Man" <muffin.man (AT) mad (DOT) SPAMRATANDSPAMWITHBEANSscientist.com wrote in message news:3f318c12_1 (AT) mk-nntp-2 (DOT) news.uk.tiscali.com... Is there a difference between a van/pickup heater and a mk1 heater? Do they have different heaters from any other MK? Cheers - I have a spare one in good nick and was wondering what it was worth. The Muffin Man |
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"The Muffin Man" <muffin.man (AT) mad (DOT) SPAMRATANDSPAMWITHBEANSscientist.com> wrote in message news:3f32172c$1_1 (AT) mk-nntp-2 (DOT) news.uk.tiscali.com... Sounds like a good description of the one I have. I wonder what it is worth. Perhaps I will put it on eBay with no reserve... The Muffin Man It is the early heater that was offered as an optional extra. I think it continued later in the commercials than in the cars. There were at least 2 styles of case over the years, but basically the same shape. |
Standard model. The later type with the lever on the front is the
fresh air type - there is also a big hose coming from the front of the
car to the heater. You can get hot and cold air from this type,
wereas one the earlier one you had to manually change the setting in
the engine bay!
I have both - the later type in my '64 Super Deluxe, and the earlier
type in my January '62 Deluxe.
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"The Muffin Man" muffin.man (AT) mad (DOT) SPAMRATAND...Sscientist.com> wrote in message news:3f32172c$1_1 (AT) mk-nntp-2 (DOT) news.uk.tiscali.com... Sounds like a good description of the one I have. I wonder what it is worth. Perhaps I will put it on eBay with no reserve... The Muffin Man It is the early heater that was offered as an optional extra. I think it continued later in the commercials than in the cars. There were at least 2 styles of case over the years, but basically the same shape. Value??? Well, not a lot unless someone wants to complete a show car rebuild. I think we were selling known good ones at about £10-£20 up till a couple of years ago. They also get used for series one Land Rovers. Also remember selling one to go in a Jaguar XK120! However, eBay is a law unto itself and sometimes the strangest things fetch silly money! |
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The Mk II Minis that went to New Zealand went without heaters. Mine was made by a company called National Radiator in Wellington. It sits well back under the dash, and has a rheostatic switch, so you could fully control the flow of air! It is always pointed at the dash, and if you want floor vent, you just open a little flap on the bottom of the heater box for whichever side you want the thing to vent to! If you look at my site www.mini316.com there's pictures of it being rebuilt in there somewhere. I actually managed to get new original parts for it - motor and switch - from the company. When they'd stopped making the thing many years ago they just put some in storage "just in case". I have to get the core rebuilt but that's no problem. Chris Steve wrote: "The Muffin Man" muffin.man (AT) mad (DOT) SPAMRATAND...Sscientist.com> wrote in message news:3f32172c$1_1 (AT) mk-nntp-2 (DOT) news.uk.tiscali.com... Sounds like a good description of the one I have. I wonder what it is worth. Perhaps I will put it on eBay with no reserve... The Muffin Man It is the early heater that was offered as an optional extra. I think it continued later in the commercials than in the cars. There were at least 2 styles of case over the years, but basically the same shape. Value??? Well, not a lot unless someone wants to complete a show car rebuild. I think we were selling known good ones at about £10-£20 up till a couple of years ago. They also get used for series one Land Rovers. Also remember selling one to go in a Jaguar XK120! However, eBay is a law unto itself and sometimes the strangest things fetch silly money! |
Taffy
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The manual push windscreen washers are far more effective than the motor ones on my '76! Shaun. That's almost certainly because you need to replace the pump. Good electric |
impeller deteriorates in the electric pump and then they loose pressure.
John
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