i you go to
www.jakewright.com i think they sell a round heater
suitable to fit to series 1 and 2 landrovers , im not sure on the price
but obviously it should fit easily and the pipes will pass through
original holes in bulkhead i expect .
i fitted a leyland mini mk1 flat heater into my old series 2a , you do
need to pass rubber hoses through bulkhead and bend one of the heaters
brackets in order to get it to fit but it will fit on the lefthand side
of the bulkhead just to right of gearstick [where original heater goes]
if you can find an old morris minor in scrapyard, early one though,
they had round heaters but im not sure if the heater matrix was deeper
than the landrovers.
the smiths round heaters and motors and matrixes all interchange
witheachother and the fan and motor are all same depth, only the heater
matrix are different lengths .
the landrover matrix is approx 3 1/2" deep .
to be honest if you can get a new heater unti for about 200 quid from
jakewright then id go for one of those , or you might find a second
hand one from someone breaking series landrovers .
the original round smiths heater is very easy to fit and the copper
unions go through holes in the bulkhead that should already be there
or blanked with plate/plugs , there should be 3 holes or so to bolt the
heater back onto .
you should have a fitting with a tap on, on top of cylinder head and a
union somewhere else perhaps off the thermostat housing , i cant quite
remember how my engine was piped up .
you should be able to find suitable duct tube and vents to go to
windscreen , from older vehicles or series 3 landrovers , the series 3
pipes i think can be found under the covering on the dash where the
adjusters are for the windscreen vents .
the vents only slip onto the rail under windscreen and plastic pipe is
just pushed onto them.
i think there are already holse in the bottom of the dash to pass
heater hoses thru, youll see one such hole in the side by ignition
switch and speedo panel etc .
hope this helps .
ian
Splitpin wrote:
> I have got a series 2a with no heater.
> Does anyone Know if it easy to put a heater from a car in
> or is it best to use an original landrover (remembering the word HEATer)
> thank for any thoughts
