[ROVERNET - UK] Foam strip in P6 heater and Rover Shirts

[Paul Smith]

Bottom one on P6.  Comes out of the back of the head/manifold.  The one that 
connects to the pipe running up to the thermostat is the exit.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Wilkins" <raywilk at yahoo.com>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Foam strip in P6 heater and Rover Shirts


> Firtsly the shirts. I am not aware of any 'Rover'
> shirts specifically. Apart from Rover Club shirts the
> only other ones I know of are Aston Villa soccer (ooh
> how I hate that word!) shirts as the club were
> sponsored by Rover/MG. Can be found on eBay.
> OK. Now for the stupid question. Which is the inlet
> hose INTO the heater on the P6 (same for P6B?). The
> top or bottom one? I get confused.
>
> Regards,
> Ray Wilkins
> 1976 P6B
> Melbourne Australia
>
> --- Eric Russell <p6rovers at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Mark,
>> When you put your hand on the heater hoses going
>> into
>> the heater box, do you feel heat?
>> If not, you may have a thermostat malfunction.
>>
>> If you feel hot pipes, then the water goes through a
>> minature radiator at the bottom of the heat box.
>> The
>> heater fan blows across the "radiator".  The flaps
>> direct the air to the windshield or to your feet.
>>
>> You may have to re: and re: the heater box to get to
>> the bottom of the problem and solve it.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>>
>> --- Mark Brown <mbrown at automotiveforums.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks for all the replies - I may need to see
>> what
>> > I can do, as my heater is
>> > currently "functioning" much as described -
>> > clunking, clanging, and blowing
>> > neither hot nor cold no matter the fan speed or
>> heat
>> > setting...
>> >
>> > Thanks again,
>> > Mark Brown
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Quoting Eric Russell <p6rovers at yahoo.com>:
>> >
>> > > I concur with Vern.  I tried using the peel and
>> > stick
>> > > weather stripping but found it too dense.  The
>> > flap
>> > > wouldn't close completely and left gaps near the
>> > > hinge.  The OEM stuff is a low density foam and
>> so
>> > the
>> > > stuff I found matched visibly and also with the
>> > "feel
>> > > test" (let's not go there ;-)
>> > >
>> > > Anyway, my restored heater works as designed.
>> > >
>> > > Eric
>> > >
>> > > --- Vern Klukas <vern at inkspotco.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > I tried using weatherstripping foam, but it
>> was
>> > to
>> > > > dense and caused
>> > > > problems operating the flaps. Now that doesn't
>> > mean
>> > > > I exhausted the
>> > > > kinds of weatherstripping foam out there, and
>> it
>> > was
>> > > > several years
>> > > > ago now and technology marches on.
>> > > >
>> > > > Yours
>> > > > Vern
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > >Eric,
>> > > > >
>> > > > >It seems that using some weather-stripping
>> foam
>> > > > should work. It
>> > > > >comes in various dimensions and generally a
>> > peel
>> > > > and stick type of
>> > > > >thing.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >Slats
>> > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric
>> > Russell"
>> > > > <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
>> > > > >To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>> > > > >Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 1:26 PM
>> > > > >Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Foam strip in P6
>> > > > heater
>> > > > >
>> > > > >>Yes.  When I did a restoration, I removed
>> the
>> > > > heater
>> > > > >>box and refurbished it. (Heater box can be
>> > removed
>> > > > by
>> > > > >>undoing the valve cover.) I bought thin foam
>> > from
>> > > > a
>> > > > >>foam shop, cut it to match. The stuff I have
>> > is
>> > > > just
>> > > > >>over 1/8 inch (0.131 in).I used Contact
>> Cement
>> > in
>> > > > >>spray form from 3M.  Make sure that the foam
>> > > > extends
>> > > > >>over the lip of each flap otherwise you'll
>> > hear a
>> > > > >>metallic clunk each time the flaps are
>> moved.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>Worked for me.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>Eric
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>--- Drew Egginton <drew at pitstop.net.au>
>> wrote:
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>>I think the foam was to seal off the
>> chambers
>> > and
>> > > > >>>also to quieten the
>> > > > >>>action of the flaps when opening and
>> closing.
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>>Andrew Egginton
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>>Mark Brown wrote:
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>>>Hey all,
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > > >>>>Does anyone have any idea what the foam
>> > > > strip(s?)
>> > > > >>>in the P6 heater is for?  I
>> > > > >>>>see one in the intake area, but I suspect
>> > there
>> > > > may
>> > > > >>>be others.  All mine seem
>> > > > >>>>to be effective at doing (and doing well)
>> is
>> > > > >>>collecting moisture and getting
>> > > > >>>>caught in the fan and processing
>> themselves
>> > into
>> > > > my
>> > > > >>>face!
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > > >>>>Any purpose?
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > > >>>>Thanks,
>> > > > >>>>Mark Brown
>> > > > >>>>mbrown at automotiveforums.com
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > >
>> >
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