Vintage heaters...pix pls?

What kinda vintahe heaters ya'all usin' in you rides? I have a 30's (I think) Firestone heater that Im thinkin of fitting to my 32 coupe. Kinda look like a Wurlitzer juke box if ya know what I mean....

What are u dudes runnin....apart from you CA guys...

Rat

 

This will be going in my 32. I was told it might be Lincoln.
Clark

 

Here is a shot of a '37 Chevy heater I have in my AV8. It works great, but the old motor is getting noisy and I'm looking for a new 12V motor to replace it. Makes winter rides here in New England a little more fun.

 

ram air!

 

Nice pix guys. Hey So What....that heater looks killer.

Where are u guys mounting these and how?

Rat

 

adding to this old post -----
need to see more old heater pix!

heres mine hot water & works great. anyone know what kind it is?

 

I want to rebuild a 41-48 Ford unit for my coupe.
Anyone done one of these and know what 12v fan motor (model/PN) I can use?????

 

just added this one to my 35 ford.

 

not sure if last pic opened

 

A common aftermarket heater from days gone by. A Hadees, in my Model A tudoor.

 

You've seen this one Frank....

 

This is one that we have on ebay now. We do not know what year of hudson this is out of.

 

Here's our Firestone heater in the Burb. Works real well. I like the way it turned out!

 

McCord hot water heater , very thin and the doors open at angles to direct air ........

 

I'm putting a '54 Buick under seat heater under the front bench in my '62 Suburban. It's a factory piece; The heater core is circular, with the two feeds going through the floor. The fan motor body goes through the floor, with the fan in the center of the core.
The housing bolts to the floor, and is open in the center (covered by mesh), and the housing has vents or ducts coming off it that aim warm air out the sides to the driver's feet, to the passenger side of the seat, and back to the rear seat feet.

I think Pontiac had these as well.

The last time I checked, the motors and the cores were available from Buick suppliers, but NAPA or a good parts store can probably also get them for you.

Heater hoses run under the floor, crossing the transmission tunnel and attach to the motor like regular heater hoses.

I will probably try to put a "Y" union into the lines, and a heater control valve, so one feed covers both the stock under-dash heater and the under seat heater. The under-dash heater in a '60-'66 Chevy truck isn't real good...put the same heater in a Suburban, and you may as well try heating the interior by lighting matches and letting them burn one at a time.

-Brad

 

That underseat heater was one of the reasons why my buddy always wanted to use my 55 Buick on double dates. They make for a comfortable car in cold weather. The half acre of back seat in that thing might have had something to do with it too though.

 

1938 Chrysler and desoto had those

 

this is what I have in my 49 Plymouth and will have in my 53 Dodge truck too.

 

here's mine...it arrived today, on my birthday...happy birhtday to me, happy birthday to me.......oh yeah..for the topo..lil bigger then i thought, but....i like it...bought it from a fellow Hamber, thanks Robert, but figure i have to build a fire wall so......had minor dent, but it pushed out really well...also has the "HARRISON" metal tag on it,,,model H and 97 below it...figure that would make it a GM product???like the way the motor has the core built around it,,shaft to rear with blade on it...6 volt???????????lil oily from spray lube'n the screws to push out the dent....would like to find more info on it..has place on top that looks like it was setup for defroster duct..just curious if it was fancy like the center bar..that trim is soft copper..........

 

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m177/49Cosmo/AllstateDeLuxeHeater.jpg

Here's mine, I put in a new 12V motor years ago, cleaned her up shot it with rattle can mottled grey stuff; this unit will burn you out of the cab.

 

What's the best way to plumb these? Mine doesn't seem to put out much heat even with a good core and a fresh fan in it. (pic coming soon...)

 

be careful of the underseat heaters once you hit your late 40's. you may very well go to step out of your car and trip on your testicles.

 

do any of you folks run a heater control valve to keep the hot water out of the heater in the summer? is there a good cable controled generic one that works well in old cars? to the point on my old truck where i need to make a choice

 

I gotta get a picture of mine for ya frank, 54 pontiac, its got little doors and everything!

 

I had one on my old 49 chevy. just go to a competent parts person and tell them you want an inline shut off valve that goes in the heater hose. they have pictures and dimensions in the parts books.

if the guy behind the counter asks if you have air conditioning ask for someone else to help you.

 

Try reversing the heater hoses.

I got the hoses backwards on my 59 Ranchero then took off on a duck hunting trip to Tule Lake.
It snowed, we froze a bit till we figured it out.



The simple test is, feel both heater hoses with your hand after the engine is fully warm.

Correct hose orientation = both hoses equally hot.

Backwards hose orientation = equals one hose hot, the other lukewarm.

 

Take a look at the 67-79 Ford truck heater valve/switch. Originals were metal, new ones are usually plastic. Prices is about $10. They are made to use a cable to turn the heat off. the 65-66 F100 has something similar, but without the provision for a dash control. You have to shut it on/off under the hood. Not sure if that type is being reproduced.

 

Thanks C9.
I'll bet that is the problem, 'cause that sounds like how my hoses feel.

 

I just bought a Atlas. It is round yet still kind of small. it doesn't have any ports for defrosters.. What do you other guys do for that with those good lookin heaters that you have?? Al