Heater Hose Fixing

border · Apr 22, 2022

Just fitted my flat smiths heater back in, now when I stripped vehicle there was no engine so dont know how things connect back up. pretty sure I have the right connections, but need to know what joins to what, anyone got a pic of there set up so I can copy ?

Mark Frewin · Apr 23, 2022

Don’t know about series 2 but on my petrol series 3 the valve goes next to thermostat the nipple at the waterway connection at rear right hand side of head. Then from valve to heater matrix to (l would say) top most connection and from other heater matrix connection to the nipple at rear of head. I must say l do not have or know about the flat heater unit. Hope this helps.

lynall · Apr 23, 2022

S2 tap is on back left top of cyl head, tap hose to heater stub then heater return hose to water pump
Pics from a 59 with 2 litre diesel, but they are all going to be along the same lines

border · Apr 23, 2022

lynall said:
S2 tap is on back left top of cyl head, tap hose to heater stub then heater return hose to water pump
Pics from a 59 with 2 litre diesel, but they are all going to be along the same lines

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Thanks, another pic of mine from the top, you can see heater hoses just to the left of coil, which one goes to tap at front and which one goes to rear/? , I have not got tap or rear pipe fitted yet.

kermit_rr · Apr 24, 2022

The flat heater is off a lightweight originally

Hicap phill · Apr 24, 2022

border said:
Thanks, another pic of mine from the top, you can see heater hoses just to the left of coil, which one goes to tap at front and which one goes to rear/? , I have not got tap or rear pipe fitted yet.

You can connect the heater any way round as it’s just a loop set up.
Pipe the heater up so the pipes look neat

lynall · Apr 24, 2022

border said:
Thanks, another pic of mine from the top, you can see heater hoses just to the left of coil, which one goes to tap at front and which one goes to rear/? , I have not got tap or rear pipe fitted yet.

As Phil says it really dont matter which way pipes connected, I now have a tdi in the car and the heater is plumbed up the same way.
The tap is only there to keep the heat out of the car come summer time.

border · Apr 26, 2022

Done it this way, got a solid pipe off a mate, think it should be ok.

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