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

[Paul Smith]

I think I have the pipes the right way around in my mind... anyway the exit 
goes to the thermostat.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Wilkins" <raywilk at yahoo.com>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Foam strip in P6 heater and Rover Shirts


> Thanks Paul.
>
> --- Paul Smith <vmitps at netspace.net.au> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
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