thanks guys - i will just pay the money and have a heater. my local lr repairer in brookvale sydney is pretty fair, i was just hoping someone new some super simple way of doing it to maybe halve the price. dn
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thanks guys - i will just pay the money and have a heater. my local lr repairer in brookvale sydney is pretty fair, i was just hoping someone new some super simple way of doing it to maybe halve the price. dn
Oh well for anybody else.
http://www.autoheat.com.au/
Never dealt with them , but stumbled across this a long time ago.
regards Philip A
Thanks for the message PhilipA. I looped the firewall hose in my '84 Meteor about 10 years ago because it leaked all over the floor and Ford wanted $500 to fix it. Wish I knew the site then as the couple of cool mornings a year in Brisbane would have been more pleasant :roll:.Quote:
Originally posted by PhilipA
Oh well for anybody else.
http://www.autoheat.com.au/
Never dealt with them , but stumbled across this a long time ago.
regards Philip A
I guess the dash out process would take a bit of effort and patience, especially in a Rover https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ .
I did it once on my 77.
The old brass heater core could be resoldered so it only cost $60, back then.
The biggest PITA was getting the heater box back together and those xxy#$@% spring clips on the shafts.
It looks that the 92 heater box is worse, so I keep nice clean coolant in it.
Mazdas are usually **** easy to work on. I would be surprised if it takes more than acouple of hours.
Regards philip A
I might try it sometime, main trouble is that we have missed out on winter here in Bris for a few years https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ .Quote:
Originally posted by PhilipA
I did it once on my 77.
The old brass heater core could be resoldered so it only cost $60, back then.
The biggest PITA was getting the heater box back together and those xxy#$@% spring clips on the shafts.
It looks that the 92 heater box is worse, so I keep nice clean coolant in it.
Mazdas are usually **** easy to work on. I would be surprised if it takes more than acouple of hours.
Regards philip A
Mine expired years ago and I bypassed it. Seems as tho nearly everyone here has run into this fault. a bit like the dreaded 'loctite bolt saga'.
no more heater, ta ta......
Cheers, GQ
mines still going.... touch wood https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
I note that on their page http://www.autoheat.com.au/index.html - they spell Autoheat as Auotheat. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by PhilipA
Ron (Looking for an easy way to replace the D1 heater)
davidn: unless you really need a heater, bypass it, total mongrel of a job.
research this site and you'll find many a chat about this subject.
bypassed my failed unit some years ago, piece of cake... but if you must have a heater, the guys mentioned some fixes....
i have an electric heat blower, which does the job well enough, 300 watts and plugs into the cig socket. hot air for short bursts and Saturday Night Fever hair styles:twisted: :D
GQ
My concern is will it pass the initial rego inspection in WA without a heater?
Ron