Heater and English winter woe\'s !!!

oldone · December 21, 2006, 09:39:11 AM

When I did the 13B conversion on the 1st Gen,I disconnected all the heater\\oil cooler piping !!!!!!..:chat Now my cleverness has turned around and bitten me in the ass :Giggle .As the normal place for the heater pipe to engine block (rear plate) now hosts a water temp sender,I have nowhere to complete the water circle.!!!!!!!:Hammer :rollin
All my life I have never used a heater on any of my Rotors..:rolleyes: BUT THIS ENGLISH WEATHER DICTATES I NEED TOO !!:2Mad So all you clever boys,please help the oldone with some idea\'s..:cheers .Its bad enough not being able to get into the car but even worse when all the windows freeze up at 07:00 in the morning..heheheheheheheheh....

OLSKOOLROTAR · December 21, 2006, 09:40:54 AM

Quote from: oldoneWhen I did the 13B conversion on the 1st Gen,I disconnected all the heater\\oil cooler piping !!!!!!..:chat Now my cleverness has turned around and bitten me in the ass :Giggle .As the normal place for the heater pipe to engine block (rear plate) now hosts a water temp sender,I have nowhere to complete the water circle.!!!!!!!:Hammer :rollin
All my life I have never used a heater on any of my Rotors..:rolleyes: BUT THIS ENGLISH WEATHER DICTATES I NEED TOO !!:2Mad So all you clever boys,please help the oldone with some idea\'s..:cheers .Its bad enough not being able to get into the car but even worse when all the windows freeze up at 07:00 in the morning..heheheheheheheheh....

get your camp stove out and sit it on the passenger seat:D problem solved!:Thumbsup!

oldone · December 21, 2006, 09:54:19 AM

Quote from: OLSKOOLROTARget your camp stove out and sit it on the passenger seat:D problem solved!:Thumbsup!

Thanx for that Sheila !!!!!!!:2eek now go away and play with some blood machines and let the real people help me !!!!!!!!!:evillaugh

rmagictastic · December 21, 2006, 10:03:48 AM

1. remove temp sensor.
2. put old fittings back
3.re install pipework
4. put a tpiece in new/re-instated pipework
5. put temp sender in tpiece.

or something of that ilk...

rmaj

oldone · December 21, 2006, 10:24:24 AM

Quote from: rmagictastic1. remove temp sensor.
2. put old fittings back
3.re install pipework
4. put a tpiece in new/re-instated pipework
5. put temp sender in tpiece.

or something of that ilk...

rmaj

Tanx N,was hoping for some easy quick fix.......:2Rolleyes

rmagictastic · December 21, 2006, 10:27:58 AM

ok then ebay dash heaters, 12v powered Â£20 give or take...

N

oldone · December 21, 2006, 10:35:49 AM

Tanx N,was hoping for some easy quick fix.......

heheheheheheheheheh...................:Santa

oldone · December 21, 2006, 10:49:04 AM

Resorted to this to dry out the car........:Hammer

sadgoth · December 21, 2006, 11:00:53 AM

TBH Era, the heater in the car was REALLY bad when I had it, not sure it ever really worked, when we had it running I often found ice ON THE INSIDE of the windows!

oldone · December 21, 2006, 11:06:28 AM

Quote from: sadgothTBH Era, the heater in the car was REALLY bad when I had it, not sure it ever really worked, when we had it running I often found ice ON THE INSIDE of the windows!

Thats what happend yesterday morn.hehehehehheheh inside and outside !!!!!!!:Hammer :rollin

FD3SNuttah · December 21, 2006, 11:07:33 AM

park the car in a garage overnite

oldone · December 21, 2006, 11:08:45 AM

Quote from: TURBOIINUTTAHpark the car in a garage overnite

Still freezes up when you drive along at 07:00.....:wiggle

FD3SNuttah · December 21, 2006, 11:11:58 AM

maybe you can try to vent some engine bay heat over the screen using a plethora of pipes and scoops.

use some D - icer in the washer bottle.

Prof · December 21, 2006, 11:12:54 AM

What about one of those inverters run off the 12V - then run a heater off that - should be able to do 500W heater no probs - that\'ll make it pretty toasty ! :bandit

Just fit a switch so you can turn it off when you need the extra power !

Jono FD3 · December 21, 2006, 11:28:36 AM

Have a rummage through one of the kit car mags....... I\'m sure I saw an electric heater in one that was SVA aprooved, so it\'s got to be prety decent quality!!

Jono