80 Series Under Seat Heater Removal????
Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 30, 2004 at 12:08
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Member - Jack
Hi all ....
I have a
suspension seat I would like to install into my 1991 80 Series Landcruiser. To do this I need to remove the heater from under the driver's
seat. On closer inspection this morning I discovered that there are two pipes running under the car, through the floor and connecting to the heater, which seem to be attached to the air conditioning system.
Can I remove these pipes and still have air conditioning to the rest of the vehicle? Is there a procedure that I should follow in disconnecting them? I never knew I had under
seat cooling as
well as heating, and a search of the workshop manual I have does not indicate that it has a cooling function. When I tried it to see if it cooled it did not seem to cool nearly as much as the vents on the dash.
Many thanks.
Jack
Reply By: Member - DOZER- Tuesday, Nov 30, 2004 at 12:38
Tuesday, Nov 30, 2004 at 12:38
It is a heater and also a fan, fan controlled by the switch in the middle of the dash down low, heat controlled by a control on the fan.
U can remove it and just plug the ends of the pipe at the fire wall...these are heating
water pipes, and if u remove the fan u should plug each of them by buying rubber plugs for the ends of the steel pipes.
Andrew
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Reply By: Member - Mal (Brisbane) - Tuesday, Nov 30, 2004 at 14:00
Tuesday, Nov 30, 2004 at 14:00
Jack,
Dozer is correct. What I have done in the past is just run some heater hose from one pipe to the other and fit hose clamps.
Mal T.
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Follow Up By: Stew53 - Tuesday, Nov 30, 2004 at 20:59
Tuesday, Nov 30, 2004 at 20:59
Mal, not a good idea to join the pipes with a heater hose to blank them off, a lot of the coolant will be bypassing the radiator and the engine can run hotter, better to get the blanking caps as Dozer suggests.
Stew
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Reply By: Member - Jack - Tuesday, Nov 30, 2004 at 18:19
Tuesday, Nov 30, 2004 at 18:19
Thaks heaps guys. With your help I managed to get it sorted out.
Cheers
Jack
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