How To: Kustom heater for cheap

The_Monster · Dec 12, 2013

Just to bump this thread since winter is approaching and most of us have daily drivers. This heater is working like a champ! Still only one fan speed needed, and only can run it for a few minutes before it is too hot, no joke!

tommyd · Dec 12, 2013

Do you run a shut-off valve on the hose feeding the heater core in the summer? Seems like it would roast you in the summer heat. Nice work by the way.

fordor41 · Dec 12, 2013

The_Monster said: ↑

Hey thanks for the feed back guys! I really appreciate it.

This fan does an outstanding job! I just tried it out last night. I went around the block a few times and had to roll down the window a bit, no joke!! I came back to the house and had my brother jump in to do a taco run with me so we could check out the heater. We both agreed that this has to be the best heater of any of our old cars. He has a 60's Scout, a 62 Ranchero, and we both have c-10 full size chevy trucks. None of them blast out so much heat that you either need to turn it off or roll down the window!

Also, this is only a single speed fan motor. We agreed that if I had a faster second fan speed, we'd both need to jump out of the car, do a dumby roll and let the car ghost ride down the road cause it'd be too damn hot!!! hahaah!

With all the heater doors shut, and the foot shooter selected, its a nice blast that hits me on the shoes. Im not sure how fast the defroster works cause it wasnt fogged up last night. But if I open any door on the front of this thing, the heat in the cab soars!! When my brother opened the lower door to shoot heat on his shoes, he had to close the door to 1/4 way open cause it was so hot! Kind of hard to believe really. Even when the doors are closed that hot air is getting blown against the backs of the doors and its kind of like a little oven, so you still get heat.

Pretty rad and Im super stoked to have a heater in the car finally. Its only been 3 years!! haha!!
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Install an aftermarket 2 speed heater switch. One speed is high(12V), low speed (6V)

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