I baught a used correct harrison deluxe heater for my truck and everything is there exept the cable and i think the water valve are not. what i would like to see is a pic of what the cable looks like and where the cable conects to at the dash and where the water valve conects to i did see a manuel but it wasnt real clear If someone has some pics it would be greatly appreciated thanks a million.My plan is to sand blast and paint the heater with hammer tone paint and check and if needed repair the heater core.I tried to get my other round heater core repaired but they said they couldnt repair it so i figured i would get the deluxe heater witch comes with a square core witch i think will be repairable or replaceable. Any feed back will be appreciated.
Heater Thanks charles thats exactly what i needed the pics are perfect thanks again. If your ever out in Santa clarita look me up cgarcia77@socal.rr.com or 661-252-5489
Here's a link to a tech article on how Deve restored his deluxe heater. http://speedprint.com/deves50/heaterrestore.php?page=1&itemsperpage=15
Heater Cable I have a spare heater cable and mounting bracket you can have if you want it. let me know I'll send it to you. Jim
Heater cable and bracket Jim I really appriciate your offer and will exept I will send you postage my address is 29522 Florabunda road santa clarita calif. 91387 let me know what i owe you thank you very much.
Ron, I will get that in the mail to you in the next couple of days. I think I should have a last name to address it right to get it to you. Thanks Jim
Heater O sorry jim last name is Garcia thanks again and please let me know how much postage is and your address.
Hey Ron, Got the cable and bracket sent off to you this mourning so you should see it in a couple of days it might get slowed down with the Christmas rush though. Hopefully it will work out for you. So Merry Christmas from MinneSNOWta. Jim
Hi Ken, Thanks for passing on that link. I've got a restoration like that in my future and the description and photos will be really useful. Steve
Here is some excellent info. on rebuilding the Fresh Air heater control valves. http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/ranco_hf_br
harrison heater ranco valve jim i cant thank you enough for the cabel and bracket let me know if theres somthing i can help you find or help you with. I try to go to the swap meets out here in calif. on occasion so mabee i can help you find somthing you need and again if you would please send me your address i will send at least the postage.And dead zone trucker thanks for the info on rebuilding the ranco valve.
I used Deve's article when rebuilding my heater and found it excellent. The hammer steel paint I bought at Lowe's in a spray can, and it worked great. I had a friend who bought another company's and it did not have as good a texture. With a new emblem it was one of the most satifying details of my restoration. Flashlight
Ron, I hope it works out for you. The shipping was only a couple of dollars so dont worry about it. Over the years of working on these old rigs other people have given me many many parts I needed. Thats why I save the extra parts so I can do the same. "What goes around-comes around" or something like that. Post a picture when its done and let us know how it works. Jim
Heater Thanks again jim and i will post pics when i finish and remember if can help you i would love to return the faver.
Charles, When talking about what we have done with the hole in the firewall using a 12 volt motor, are you talking about the fact that the 12v is offset in the hole rather than centered like the 6v? That is what I had to deal with. I don't have a clue why it is off center because, even though the motors are almost exactly the same size, it is not centered. Anyway, if that is the issue, I just cut the rubber sheet (inner tube) to fit and sealed it up anyway. Bill
Thanks Bill, That is what I was looking for, I was thinking about what could be fabricated to fit inside that area and still okay.
Charles, As long as you have the round flange that goes on the engine side of the firewall you have it made. I took a piece of paper and made several tries till I got it to fit just right around the motor then cut the innertube rubber to that template. Then just lay the round flange on it and trim around it. Punch your screw holes and it should fit over the motor like a glove. Bill