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That's a great looking rig.put a 400cui in it , and autogas, and a selfmade bed
Make sure you close that air path up with the included foam..... I did NOT when I changed mine.....got only tepid warm air, nothing hot...............needless to say I did it again, this time with the foam. As ya probably already noticed the AL heater core is thinner than the brass.... ENJOY the heat this winter! =)Greetings, I replaced the original heater core with a Spectra Premium from the local auto parts zone. The original is going to storage, I would like to get it fixed, but this was quick and painless.
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Note the bent bolt on the housing above the heater core, it bent that way when I was un threading the nut, fortunately for me I was able to straighten out and re use, after failing to remove it with the intentions of replacing. Never had that happen before.
Hmmm, there was none in the box. I re used the foam that seals the two ports to the firewall and I was/am under the impression from reading on this thread that the Spectra Premium heater core 94553 did not require the extra foam around the sides due to the filler panels on the side, please view the first post great pics, better editing.Make sure you close that air path up with the included foam...
I hope that you are right! I didn't notice that the core was sized differently than mine. Let me know! It s the beauty of this thread!Hmmm, there was none in the box. I re used the foam that seals the two ports to the firewall and I was/am under the impression from reading on this thread that the xSpectra Premium heater core 94553 did not require the extra foam around the sides due to the filler panels on the side, please view the first post great pics, better editing.
I may be mistaken and will not be able to report until I get my hoses hooked up. Either way thank you for the heads up, I will certainly foam up if it HOT air doesn't come out.
The end of last winter had my defroster (which needed to be on) spewing antifreeze mist on the windshield and in the cab, that was unacceptable. Not to be repeated. But, I still drove it having a perfectly good pick up truck right next to it. Funny thing this green disease .
This got my attention, I hadn't heard of this upgrade, but I recently got around to replacing my dimmer switch so I have high beams for the first time.Headlight wire harness upgrade. Very easy and only took an hour.
Bert
...I did some searching around to find more info, did you end up using the LMC kit like I see mentioned, or did you use/make a different schematic?...
I am satisfied with the amount of heat coming out, I don't think I will need to disassemble to add foam. Might be a good idea anyway, but it's definitely working well as is.Hmmm, there was none in the box. I re used the foam that seals the two ports to the firewall and I was/am under the impression from reading on this thread that the Spectra Premium heater core 94553 did not require the extra foam around the sides due to the filler panels on the side, please view the first post great pics, better editing.
I may be mistaken and will not be able to report until I get my hoses hooked up. Either way thank you for the heads up, I will certainly foam up if it HOT air doesn't come out.
I used the LMC kit, price was reasonable and easy to install. Just remember to buy a couple of inline fuse holders before you start the project.This got my attention, I hadn't heard of this upgrade, but I recently got around to replacing my dimmer switch so I have high beams for the first time.
I did some searching around to find more info, did you end up using the LMC kit like I see mentioned, or did you use/make a different schematic?
Thanks for the post!
Daniel
How do they do?I upgraded the horn. I installed Hella sharp tone horns 2 sets!!