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>From: Sonya Herrera-Wilson <herrera@cp10.es.xerox.com>
>The heater in my '71 Fastback warms up the car within a few blocks. Thats
>just using the heater and the rear seat vents. When I open up the floor
>vents I need to be sure there isn't anything near the vents as whatever it
>is will be toasted.
Wow, this sounds like your system, and body are in like-new condition!
>Once when my husband was driving and we had all heater vents open, I was
>sitting in the passenger side and my right foot was near the vent. When we
>got out of the car, my sneaker had started melting!
>
>I think we are missing something as our heater works too good! I usually
>have to turn it off as it gets too hot!
Perhaps you should check to make sure that the two ~1" paper hoses are
installed from the engine up to the heater junction boxes (just as the heat
enters the body. These mix fresh air with the heated air and
thermostatically limit the max temp of the heated air entering the passenger
compartment.
OTOH, what you are experiencing may just be the normal Type III heater.
They were VERY good when the cars were new.
Jim
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Melissa Kepner Jim Adney
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Laura Kepner-Adney
Madison, Wisconsin
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