One improvement I have considered is to add two more ducts so there is air
flow directed against the windows.
George Schiro
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> From: John T. Blair <jblair@exis.net>
> To: Bricklin@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: heat/ac
> Date: Saturday, June 12, 1999 9:57 PM
>
> At 06:15 AM 6/12/99 PDT, Alan Coleman <colemaal@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I pulled out my dash last night and I could not believe the amount of
duct
> >tape that the factory had used to seal connections and large gaps. While
I
> >have the car apart, I'd like to make some improvements in this area and
have
> >a few questions.
> >
> >1. Has anyone installed the aux. blower motor that Terry sells? Where
> >exactly does it go?? Does it connect to the already overloaded blower
> >switch??
>
> Alan, I haven't installed one, but I believe that there is a vertical
door
> on the heater box just before it dumps to the AC box. The new fan goes
> in that door. Don't know about where it gets it's power from.
>
> >
> >2. Because of the amount of current that runs through the blower switch,
I
> >have had to replace it once because of meltdown (only once because I
haven't
> >driven the car more than 500 miles in the last 17 years). Has anyone
devised
> >a way to have the switch connect to a relay or relays to control the
> >blower?? If so could you share the info??
>
> I haven't done it yet, but, I believe it is relatively simple.
> I'm sending you info on this in a private email. Once we get the bugs
> worked out, we can write an article for the magazine.
>
> >3. What is the best way to seal the connections and fill in some of the
> >gaps?? The duct tape I took off was fossilized and was not working to
seal
> >the connections. What about the careful use of expandable foam that
comes in
> >cans??
>
> Terry sells a modified mounting kit for the AC box. It is basically new
> mounting brackets that will allow the AC box to align with the heater
box.
> This kit is about $50.
>
> >4. All of the foam rubber that is supposed to serve as insulation around
the
> >unit is rotted. What is suggested in this area??
>
> You can get foam rubber sheets from numerious sources and replace the
foam
> on the various doors of the heater box.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> John
> >Alan #246
> >
> >
> >
> John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
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