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New heater installed into my Thiakol cat

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SOS RANCH

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I posted this yesterday but I know not where it went ;o)

My IMP had the original heater in it and it was LOUD and the duct from the heater to the dash was thrashed. So I found this heater at JEGS and installed it last weekend. Ran wires up by the headlights and along the channel where the headlight wires go (in front of the radiator, channel at the top) by using bailing wire and then dragging the wires (lubricated) and that part went well. Hooked it all up and she works fine.

The outlets on top of the heater needed to go into one duct so I used an empty (glad for that) tuna can and cut it up to fit both hoses into the can bottom, used heat caulk (for wood stoves) to seal it all up, then attached the open end of the can to a 3 inch aluminum dryer duct, taped this with heat resistant aluminum tape made for stoves with the caulk in place, covered this with regular aluminum tape and then hose clamps.

Once this was done I was able to insert the dryer duct right into the defroster tube. She works great, is quiet, and puts out plenty of heat to defrost and heat the cabin. I welded up the bracket and in hindsight I should have welded a triangle support to stiffen the upright metal which wiggles a bit. The piece of wood in the photo supported the weight of the fan and motor as I attached the bracket to the floor so I will cut a piece of wood at the needed dimension for permanent support and attach the wood to the floor.

Can't wait for Winter snows !!
 

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Nice work, and looks to be more compact than the OEM unit. Luckily mine still works, not obnoxiously loud so I'll just live with until it dies.
You should post the JEGS part number for future reference.
 
Heater? I have used mine but that was just to see if it works! Sitting along side the engine provides enough heat as I usually drive with the doors bungeed open...
Nice fix.
ra
 
rockaukum said:
Heater? I have used mine but that was just to see if it works! Sitting along side the engine provides enough heat as I usually drive with the doors bungeed open...
Nice fix.
ra
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I guess I'll find out this winter if I'm operating in an oven or not. I did add a half inch of insulation inside the dog house...seems to drop a few decibels of noise, but then I have an unmuffled straight pipe exhaust stack outside. Will have to see if the insulation does anything for heat penetration. I figure the heater is there primarily to defrost the windshields.
 
I'm new at this. Heck, the last time I drove it on snow was early last spring when we had about 6 inches on the pastures. I drove that sucker all over the place ! Why? Because the ground was white, LOL. I was told by the last owner that it was cold in there so I figure a good heater is an asset. Also, like BT says, the defroster is likely the best reason. I have an old '53 Jeep and I used to drive it in the winter and always had a squeegee handy as there was no defroster.

I'll post the part number as soon as I remember and have the number at the same time ;o)
 
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