Originally Posted by TBM
Originally Posted by John V6
Heaters in Mogs are normally pretty powerful beasts.


I removed the Smiths Fug Stirrer from the footwell, as it was completely ineffective. I've fitted an upgraded heater, but the fan (even on the lowest setting) soon cools the matrix and engine too much and the heat drops. (it reads at the bottom of the 'N' on the gauge)..

I'm hoping the combination of electric fan, and new thermostat will get the engine up to temp quicker, and then maintain heat better.


The Smiths heater in my LR S2a works well, however a couple of months ago I started to see a small puddle of rusty coolant on floor mat after standing for some time. A recent 300 mile round trip in cold weather had it working well enough for fan needing to be only just above min speed. I did initially see further coolant leakage though and fancy I saw steam when coming to a halt as my glasses were steaming up. A stop on the A1 revealed rad relatively cool and no noticeable coolant loss. Since then it seems to have resealed itself as no further loss noted.

Apparently new cores are available from Clayton Classics but because they are deeper than orginal, require both heater motor and mounting of unit as a whole to be spaced out with washers.

Richard

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