heater install

[bbodie52]

I put one of these gas heaters in my 1st baja Bug in about 1970. On my way home from work one night I wondered what the orange glow was around the gauges! OH NO! FIRE in the trunk where the gas tank is!! I luckily got it out with minimal damage to the car.
BajaBill Bestor,
1965 Corsa 140,
Should have never sold, 60 4 dr, 62 Monza (rolled), 64 Spyder, 65 Corsa 140, 67 PG Vert and a 63? Greenbriar a hippie gave me in 69.

[jennirw]

I put one of these gas heaters in my 1st baja Bug in about 1970. On my way home from work one night I wondered what the orange glow was around the gauges! OH NO! FIRE in the trunk where the gas tank is!! I luckily got it out with minimal damage to the car.
BajaBill Bestor,
1965 Corsa 140,
Should have never sold, 60 4 dr, 62 Monza (rolled), 64 Spyder, 65 Corsa 140, 67 PG Vert and a 63? Greenbriar a hippie gave me in 69.

JUST TO CLARIFY - THE COMMENT FROM FAJABILL WAS ABOUT THE HEATER BELOW - A NON-CORVAIR HEATER AND NOT FACTORY INSTALLED

NOS Stewart-Warner gas heater for a VW

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[BIGTWIN]

I've found a 63 Monza parts car, will that heater work in my 61 Monza?

[bbodie52]

The differences between the 1961 Corvair and in 1963 Corvair are minimal. I can see no reason why the heater components from a 1963 Corvair would not fit properly in a 1961 car. If both cars are located in the same area, it might be better to transfer the heater components one small segment at a time. That way no parts will get lost and the removal process will be fresh in your mind to help you with the reinstallation in the other car. If you have to strip everything first and then transfer the parts to another location you may want to take notes and sketch illustrations to help you with the reinstallation. Also, be sure to label everything and pack things up carefully so nothing gets lost.


If you need any new parts, here is a link to the Clarks Corvair Parts online catalog that should help you out. They also offera high-volume blower motor that offers 25% more RPM then the stock motor, which you might want to consider as a possible upgrade to the heater system.

http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/catalog ... N&page=103


Good luck with your project!

[BIGTWIN]

Thanks Brad. I'll have to take good notes and maybe a camera because the side by side thing isn't an option. I do plan to give the Clarks catalog a good look to help me not overlook anything I'll need. There appears to be some wiring connections in places I wouldn't expect them, like in the defroster duct, and no telling where else.

[Swngaxl]

The wiring in the defroster duct is for a resistor. That is how they regulated the speed of the heater blower fan. Mine is a three speed blower. To be honest, I could get by just fine with high speed only. So if you end up wiring the fan from scratch, you can simply skip that part and never miss it. Your fan will only have one speed, high, but that should work fine. The cooling fan of the engine does a pretty good job of pushing the air into the car, especially at freeway speeds, so you only need the fan for lower speed driving. Something to think about, and it may just save you some aggravation!

[BIGTWIN]

Are you saying the fan speed would be controlled by how hot the air in the duct is if it's all working properly?

[Swngaxl]

No, but it does have something to do with it. I'm not that good with electrical theory myself, others can chime in. But I think it works by limiting the current to the motor, thereby slowing it down. At high speed the electrical circuit bypasses the resistor.

The resistor is shown on the page in the post above.

Also, get on Clark's website, and check out page 246, they have something that is just what you need: a heater installation instruction sheet for dealer installed direct air heaters, for cars that came without a heater. Pretty neat, huh?

[BIGTWIN]

Absolutely! Thanks again Phil
Bruce

[bbodie52]

...Also, get on Clark's website, and check out page 246, they have something that is just what you need: a heater installation instruction sheet for dealer installed direct air heaters, for cars that came without a heater. Pretty neat, huh?
Phil

Wow! Good catch! I don't think I ever would have spotted that.

Part number C7564: BOOKLET-61-64 CAR & VAN HEATER

Weight: 0 lbs 4 oz
Catalog Pages(s): 246
Price: $ 1.00
http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/catalog ... N&page=246

[cad-kid]

Are you saying the fan speed would be controlled by how hot the air in the duct is if it's all working properly?

The resistor is installed in the duct so it has constant air going across the resistive element to keep it from overheating.

[bbodie52]

The resistor is installed in the duct so it has constant air going across the resistive element to keep it from overheating.

Maybe someone should remind GM engineers of that trick. Heater fan resister packs in GMC and Chevrolet trucks, like my 2005 GMC Sierra, seem to overheat and burn out all the time!