On 12/5/13, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote: > I have an '81 air-cooled. It has a blower in it. .... But didn't > the diesels have heat from hot water like the waterboxers? So > wouldn't the heater box have a core and connections? Or does that > stuff fit in the same box as I have?
My '81 air cooled box had knockouts for the heater core nipples. Image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qByufUYuiWU/SmtGgvaN0yI/AAAAAAAAA64/rS9TttN-IOo/s639/CutOut4HeaterCoreNipples.jpg The OEM core wasn't a direct fit; there was a diverter of sorts that I deleted and closed cell foam tape was used to secure it from flopping around. It works fine though. Anyhow..... On 12/5/13, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > ..... The one I have is a late model unit. ...... > It could be from an 86 I bought parted out, my old 1990 Carat, or my > daughter's 1991 GL that had a bad motor and I swapped the good one out of > this into it (I think).
Jim: is there a stamped number as per the image I linked to? This might help narrow down what year heater box(es) you have on hand. Neil.
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