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> Those narrow pipes are controlled by thermostats... they let cool air
>in if the heater gets too hot. I've removed the two small thermostats
>up
>near the body, along with the small cooling tubes. Need all the heat I
>can get!
These two (almost unknown) thermostats are very good things to leave in
place. They do not reduce the total amount of heat delivered to the cabin,
they just reduce the temperature by increasing the total volume of air
delivered. The problems that most of us have these days are that the hot
air leaks out before we can enjoy it. I realize it may be hard to believe,
but these cars put out a LOT of heat when they were new. Without these
"tempering" valves the temperature was just too high. I have seen melted
plastic as a result of leaving them off.
Of course you must have the 1" dia flex hoses installed for this system to
work correctly, otherwise your heat will just spill out the top of the
junction box.
This is just another misunderstood aspect of Type III engineering.
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
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Laura Kepner-Adney
Madison, Wisconsin
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