My heater finally works!

[pritch]

I've been working on fixing the heater in my green '68. It hasn't worked since I've owned it, and fixing it finally made it to the top of the list. First I rebuilt the heater box:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5924953

And then yesterday got the old one all tore off:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5950457

Today I worked on getting it all back together. First, I had to fix the hinge bolt nut that was rusted and broke when I tried to remove it. I'm not sure this is how Hoyle woulda done it, but this is what I did.

First, I got a little piece of 3/8ths all thread and a big fender washer. I had to cut the top of the washer off so it would fit flush to the inside. I then welded a nut to the washer:



Then I drilled a few holes around the bolt hole:



I fished the all thread/washer piece in through the hole and tightened a second nut to hold everything into place:



Then I plug-welded through the holes onto the fender washer, pulled out the all thread and spent a few minutes with a flapper disc. I put some primer on it after everything cooled off, but this is before that:



After that, it went together fairly easy. I had to change the way the control cables were hooked up because the PO had them wrong. It's tricky to get the round fan housing gasket to stay in place, but I got it finally:



All better:



It's all working good now. I wanted to change to a cooler thermostat, but our Next Day Napa didn't have what I wanted, so I get that later. But for now it's all good

[Mister-B]

Great work. You're just in time for the warm season lol

It's a good feeling though. Mine was broken when I got the truck too, except for with mine I had to basically replace everything. Even the heater control
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[TBONE1964]

"Great work. You're just in time for the warm season lol"

If you want to get more use of it just drive over to Michigan. I don't think winter is going to end here this year. 11:45 am and 24 degrees

Very nice work repairing the fender/hinge nut.

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by TBONE1964

"Great work. You're just in time for the warm season lol"

If you want to get more use of it just drive over to Michigan. I don't think winter is going to end here this year. 11:45 am and 24 degrees

Very nice work repairing the fender/hinge nut.

Damn, that's cold for this time of year. I've been in shorts all weekend, and the motorcycles are out in force

Hey, if you feel like a little vacation sometime to warmer weather come on in to town again. I ordered my Rocker panel, quarter panel, and another panel that's supposed to be replaced at the same time (can't remember the name), and we could replace them. No pressure. It's been rusted out for decades. I can wait a few months until your next scheduled work trip if need be
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[pritch]

Originally Posted by Mister-B

Damn, that's cold for this time of year. I've been in shorts all weekend, and the motorcycles are out in force

And this morning, I'm getting snowed on. Don't like the weather here? Wait five minutes!

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by pritch

And this morning, I'm getting snowed on. Don't like the weather here? Wait five minutes!

Too true lol. I guess it keeps things fresh
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[mjensen]

Great work. I was also going to make a smartass remark about fixing it just in time for summer

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by mjensen

Great work. I was also going to make a smartass remark about fixing it just in time for summer

There's only room for one smart ass around here
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[pritch]

Originally Posted by mjensen

Great work. I was also going to make a smartass remark about fixing it just in time for summer

I was hoping it would get cold again one more time so I could see how it works. Well, that's not really true. More like knowing it would get cold again and truly hoping it don't get cold again. Ever. Heck, I wish I didn't even have to have a heater. I wanna live in the desert.

[john]

Very ingenius bolt hole repair.

[mjensen]

Well, looks like you're going to get the chance to test out that heater huh?