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Themadmob
12th May 2014, 03:12 PM
Hi All

Can you please help me with the heater on my Series 3 I am restoring, it does not have a heater and was wondering where I can get parts for it as I do not see where it fits.... Any help will be great

Thanks

Craig

gromit
12th May 2014, 03:51 PM
Probably best to find someone parting out a vehicle, not something you'll find new.

Picture shows the heater back right, the ducting connecting it to the blower is removed.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/05/844.jpg (http://s1245.photobucket.com/user/cradley/media/Series%203%20FFR/DSCF7188_zpsf95fa309.jpg.html)


Thread here about the heater on/off valve.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-iii/196928-series-iii-heater-tap.html



Colin

S3ute
12th May 2014, 04:27 PM
Hello from Brisbane.

The thread that Colin has highlighted should be useful as is the advice about looking for the parts from a wreck. However, given the age of the trucks and fact that the heaters weren't all that great to begin with be aware that the older parts may be fairly u/s anyway - taps, core, blower motors etc.

A few bits can be bought new - heater taps from Rare Spares on the Gold Coast, hoses and clamps from pretty much any auto shop. You can overhaul the blower fan motors depending on their condition, but the plastic impeller and housing need to be carefully handled as they deteriorate with age - the shrouds are prone to cracking where the duct clamps are overtightened.

In case you decide to look overseas for parts be aware that the UK heaters were generally different to the locally assembled ones - other than possibly the junctions that fit the head. Taps are different (type, location) as are the boxes, water cores and air tubing. You can get around it with a bit of perseverance.

Cheers,

Themadmob
12th May 2014, 06:18 PM
So do most guys remove it completely ???

gromit
13th May 2014, 05:50 PM
So do most guys remove it completely ???

You might remove the tap if it leaks and you can't get one and if the heater core leaks you might remove the heater altogether.
Most people would probably bypass the heater and leave it in place so if yours is 'missing' it might not have had one.

Not sure if they were an option in Australia or STD fitment, the UK parts manual lists them as an option.


Colin

Themadmob
13th May 2014, 06:50 PM
Thanks Colin .. good advise indeed