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| Author: | J_A_M [ Mon May 23, 2005 1:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Why your Clubby heater doesn't work |
On the weekend I started to strip and reco my Clubby heater. I have NFI whether it worked, as it was untested when removed.....but odds on it didn't..... This pic shows one of the hose connections. Not only is it blocked, but the male part of the valve is completely GONE! The hose has broken away from the heater valve. 
This could have leaked BIG TIME if a garden hose was shoved onto the end of the heater hose and turned on 
This issue was raised recently....just be carefull. |
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| Author: | PEDDRO [ Mon May 23, 2005 1:50 pm ] |
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I just assumed they ALL did that! |
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| Author: | 1380 yellow devil [ Mon May 23, 2005 1:59 pm ] |
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My Dads Mini K has also done that But we have not fiex it yet as Not leaking so will leave till we do it up. |
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| Author: | ausminis4u [ Mon May 23, 2005 2:53 pm ] |
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solution: fit a daihatsu heater with daihatsu dash 
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| Author: | mikkis37 [ Mon May 23, 2005 4:53 pm ] |
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Was playing with the heater in mine on the weekend. Levers seemed to be jammed for hot warm cold settings. Will look into the prob now I've seen that on there. My uncle told me to try flushing it out, glad i havent done that yet!!!! Thanx for putting that on there
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| Author: | gafmo [ Mon May 23, 2005 5:01 pm ] |
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Toss the tap and run the hose in directly to the Little Rad |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Mon May 23, 2005 5:22 pm ] |
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gafmo wrote: Toss the tap and run the hose in directly to the Little Rad
I agree, hook straight to the heater core. It won't get hot in the car unless you have the air turned on anyhow. Clubbie heater taps are all just a diecast crap POS. Like a Fiat one... 
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| Author: | mickmini [ Mon May 23, 2005 6:30 pm ] |
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you could always get a decent industrial ball valve and use it to control the water flow |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Mon May 23, 2005 7:00 pm ] |
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mickmini wrote: you could always get a decent industrial ball valve and use it to control the water flow
And put it on the motor, like a Morris Minor. Then you can have an official event, twice a year, to turn it on for Winter and off for Summer..
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| Author: | Beefa [ Mon May 23, 2005 9:43 pm ] |
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The Clubmans have a bad heater dont they? Beefas takes ages to get hot, but it works after I flushed the crap out of the system, but Im taking it in to the radiator place and getting the whole system professionally flushed. |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Mon May 23, 2005 9:47 pm ] |
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lterel01 wrote: The Clubmans have a bad heater dont they? Beefas takes ages to get hot, but it works after I flushed the crap out of the system, but Im taking it in to the radiator place and getting the whole system professionally flushed.
The Clubbie cores are not that bad, as good as an S one, IMO- but the crummy valves are usually 1/2 blocked with crud or don't open properly. Running plain water in the system doesn't help- during summer the cores can block due to rusty water & no circulation. |
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| Author: | Beefa [ Mon May 23, 2005 9:53 pm ] |
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I put this crystal stuff or something like that and it ate the crap in the system, but I will pull the radiator out and get it done. Might help. 
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| Author: | J_A_M [ Mon May 23, 2005 9:59 pm ] |
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Spent the evening cleaning, reassembling and installing the heater. Then decided it looked cr@p..... so I took it back out and painted it 
Will refit tomorrow night. By the way....I tossed the heater core and it will now just be a blower fan for the windscreen (demister). 
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Mon May 23, 2005 10:01 pm ] |
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J_A_M wrote: Spent the evening cleaning, reassembling and installing the heater. Then decided it looked [email protected] I took it back out and painted it
Will refit tomorrow night. By the way....I tossed the heater core and it will now just be a blower fan for the windscreen (demister). Don't toss it- use it as an aux radiator behind the grille. Great for those 43C summer days..
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| Author: | Beefa [ Mon May 23, 2005 10:02 pm ] |
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Can you buy new heater cores for them still? Maybe thats what Beefa needs? |
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