Series 3 heater... or not. Humm

Dec 11, 2004 6 Replies

Not that I've got my engine back together yet... but for when I do! My 2A has got a S3 bulkhead from a donor landrover and I'm having some problems with the heater... no air comes out of the vents! Yes, the fan does work and IS plumed into the heater, but nothing! The control lever is free but what ever its position, no air comes out anywhere. With out removing the hole dashboard to work out how the heater flaps work ect , what's my best line of attack to at least get some air to the demister? Are there pipes concealed behind the dash shelf? I hope this isn't a case of "Oh, they all do that sir..." Thanks! Toby


fans not running backwards is it?

On JLO the pipes to the demisters had come adrift... great for demisting the speedo though.

Make friends with someone with little hands and multi jointed long arms.... Failing that grease up the back of your hands and get ready to shread some skin.

Passenger side aint to bad... the driver side is another story. Not quite as bad as walking home naked in a blizard though. .... whoops wrong group.

;-)

Lee D

ah ha ! youve done that in a blizzard too then ! ;-)

TVS vaguely muttered something like ...

Start at the fan and work forwards ... slowly .. and yes, there's a s*it load of stuff behind the dash that needs to be played with to work the heater vents.

The heater controls are simple cables and it may be that one of these has come adrift or seized (swot happened on mine) and they are a bugger to replace. If one does need replacing, tape the new one to the old one, end to end, and try to pull the new one through when you pull the old one out. I found that cycle gear cable inners worked really well when I replaced an inner, as they are a tad smaller diameter, YMMV ... ;)

Hi make sure the fan scroll is ok I took mine out and the fan which fits to the motor shaft was in a million bits, the motor worked fine but with out a fan its no help !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rich

Thanks for the replies! Looks like I'll have to take the plunge and start striping it down :( Toby

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