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    Smiths heater install

    Has anyone tapped water lines into a thermostat housing in order to feed a heater in a 2.0 engine? Having relocated to alpine region, I知 hoping to warm up the cab a little.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mustlust View Post
    Has anyone tapped water lines into a thermostat housing in order to feed a heater in a 2.0 engine? Having relocated to alpine region, I知 hoping to warm up the cab a little.
    Well, no. But you shouldn't have to.
    The 2L should have a pipe plug on the LHS of the thermostat housing where you fit a valve and pipe to feed the heater. The return goes into another fitting in the return pipe to the radiator.
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    Looks like yours has been fitted with the outlet already. Alas, mine remains untouched. I have sourced another thermostat housing to tap into so I can change back if necessary.
    Mustlust

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    Hmm, interesting. Mine did have an OE Smiths heater when I got it.
    But then it was bought new in the UK and driven here.
    At least you can see where to drill the hole, the return to radiator connection looks a bit harder.
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    The aluminum housings had the plugs but the cast iron /steel ones didn't. The problem with the aluminum ones they usually have the back of them were they mate with the head coroded & need welding & machining flat. If you are thinking of installing this type of heater they don't give off much heat or at least mine doesn't , it is ok to worm up worm hands when cold , but then the engine never gets very hot anyway You can put your hand on the top tank of the radiator & leave it there even after 3hr running the water pump off the PTO in the middle of summer..
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    Interesting, the one I found looks like Aluminium and doesn稚 look like it has fittings.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mustlust View Post
    Interesting, the one I found looks like Aluminium and doesn稚 look like it has fittings.
    May be it was only the 1695cc engines the plugs in the alloy housings , all three 1950 80"LR's I have owned had the plugs . I believe the P3 rover thermostat housings fit the S1 LR's & they all had the fittings because they had heaters STD.

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    I belive the early 1.6 IOE motors had two brass fittings but looks like they were deleted when the 2lt came in.
    If your stuck I have an early housing here with the two out let's, housing is in good cond that I would be willing to sell.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mustlust View Post
    Has anyone tapped water lines into a thermostat housing in order to feed a heater in a 2.0 engine? Having relocated to alpine region, I知 hoping to warm up the cab a little.
    Got your PM, will answer shortly.
    .W.

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    I taped a cast housing but used the radiator outlet with the t branch as in photos . So you can tap them easily enough, not shure if you壇 get two into a housing though,not at home to look
    ( also stuck a temp sensor into it as in first pic]
    Last edited by mfc; 1st January 2020 at 08:59 AM. Reason: More info
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