Heater-blower-assist

The output hoses go to the frame forward of the rear wheels, which direct the hot (tepid, actually) air to the cabin.  The output of the heater boxes is connected to the input of the blower.  I can look at my car later this evening, if needed.

OK, thanks Lane.  I can understand how it would be tepid with that route....Maybe if it was mounted in front of the motor...

On a production Beck build, two hoses are routed down through the engine tin, like a VW, and connect to openings in the front of each rear wheel well.

You will be unimpressed with the heat. Before changing over to Suby, I had the hoses rerouted to vents on the rear bulkheads next to the sears. MUCH better heat.
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...and the heat comes from the heater box?

...now, if I could just figure what I did to make the blower NOT work.  It was working the other day.  Is there a diagram of the fuses and their function?  My French and Gibberish are failing me.

Yes

> On Oct 13, 2016, at 6:58 AM, SpeedsterOwners.com <**************> wrote:
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In the owners manual that Lane authored.
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There should be a dash switch that operates the blower.  It's normally the one to the right of the ignition that looks like a headlight switch.

EDIT: I just checked, and the owner's manual does not show the blower fuse, I'm guessing because it's optional.  I'll add that to the list of changes for the next revision.  I guess you'd be best off calling Carey.

I got that part, but it ain't comin' on.  I need to check the fuses; I didn't mess with any of the wires under the dash but I'll check anyway.

Thanks

Here's a PDF of the fuse block.  Be advised that the manual dates from 2008, and I don't know if it has changed since then.  I doubt it has.

 

 

Have you hot wired the blower to see if it still works? Maybe it died.

Not yet, I just came out. Have you ever seen a wiring block like this? There is an (orange I think) wire that goes nowhere and is not hot. Whats it for?


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Do you know where this empty wire goes?


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...no fuse for the blower??

None of the pictured wiring and relay is factory and has been added by someone.

The factory wiring for the blower fan is a yellow and a brown wire off the main harness on the shelf above the engine.  The yellow is a 12v switched power and the brown is ground.  They should be wired to the pull switch to the right of the ignition switch, or at least they were when we finished the "kit".  

That is definitely NOT factory wiring.  Yikes!

Meade - I was incorrect in my memory of how the blower hoses were done.  The blower blows air THROUGH the heater boxes.  The input is above the transaxle and the blower outputs via two hoses that go into the top rear of the heater boxes.  Your picture shows the bent and cut off input hose to the left heater box.  The heater box output is at the front, which goes directly to the frame inputs.

Those are some heavy duty wires - do they go to a heater blower with some electric heat coils in it? I hate seeing all those crimp connectors - I'd cover them with heat shrink tubing.  It looks like relay has head shrink tubing on it but heat was never applied.  Terminal 30 should have fuse somewhere between it and battery. Here's typical wiring for that relay -

Here's the missing heater hoses.  You can get a 3-4" metal collar to join heater box hose to shroud hose.  The carb preheat hose isn't used for after market carbs and needs to be sealed off so exhaust heat doesn't get into engine compartment.

Meade posted:

...now, if I could just figure what I did to make the blower NOT work.  It was working the other day.  Is there a diagram of the fuses and their function?  My French and Gibberish are failing me.

Mon firend, vous êtes venu au bon endroit pour obtenir plus de renseignements adéquats pour votre problème. Maintenant, dites-moi où ça fait mal.

Craig - I could have used you last evening when I attended a dinner with Bernard Hinault..........

Here's those short metal connector tubes - 

 

That's what I have.  It allows me to remove the upper part of the hose for access to things when necessary.  Those metal air hoses are VERY fragile.  I replaced mine with paper-covered ones, which seem a bit less easily broken.

> On Oct 13, 2016, at 6:45 PM, SpeedsterOwners.com <**************> wrote:
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...I was turning the wrong switch...it works...

Meade posted:

...I was turning the wrong switch...it works...

Don't feel bad.    Every time I want to hit the "Sports" switch on my Nissan (to get it to stop lugging at very low speeds) I turn on the heated seat, instead.  You realize the problem in about 45 seconds......Yeow!  

...makes me feel a lot better...