Alternatives to a Smiths blower motor

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Ashley-Hinton
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Re: Alternatives to a Smiths blower motor

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Hi We make the SMITHS heater motor and it in stock and I have it on ebay
I have some photos of the making of the SMITHS heater motor photos are on my face book page for all to see
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ashley-H ... 05?fref=ts
I also make the heater blower unit and make the blower case that fits some morris minor's
Regards Ashley Hinton
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Re: Alternatives to a Smiths blower motor

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Blimey can we have less about Rovers and Triumphs (all outclased by MG anyway) and more about the blower motor? Incidentally blower motor even more pathetic on my MGA
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Re: Alternatives to a Smiths blower motor

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Hahahaha - well the link above should lead you to a source of a more powerful motor/fan unit !! Outclassed by MGs......hmmmm...debatable !! :lol:
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Re: Alternatives to a Smiths blower motor

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I just wanted to say I once owned a 2000tc and thought it had the most fantastic driving position, fitted like a glove. I suppose it was my first 'real' car.----- Ok back to heaters!

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Re: Alternatives to a Smiths blower motor

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I seem to remember a Norwegian model of the morris minor had an extra blower on the intake vent, seen a picture of it somewhere. :-?
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Re: Alternatives to a Smiths blower motor

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[quote="Ashley-Hinton"]Hi We make the SMITHS heater motor and it in stock and I have it on ebay
I have some photos of the making of the SMITHS heater motor photos are on my face book page for all to see
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ashley-H ... 05?fref=ts
I also make the heater blower unit and make the blower case that fits some morris minor's
Regards Ashley Hinton[/quote]
Hi Ashley, do you make an uprated motor that will fit straight in to a minor heater unit?
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Re: Alternatives to a Smiths blower motor

Post by MorrisMinor-65-1000 »

les wrote:I just wanted to say I once owned a 2000tc and thought it had the most fantastic driving position, fitted like a glove. I suppose it was my first 'real' car.
They're a remarkable thing aren't they - ergonomically perfect.... though apparently not for discussion. :o

In the end, I managed to mod a Bosch motor from a Rover 75 (and doubtlessly many other modern cars with this traditional type impeller blower motor) to fit.
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Not sure you could fit one in a Minor, but worth a go if you were stuck. The heater box in a P6 is vast compared to the Minor one so I had plenty of space to work with. It's about 2 ft across and 12 inches deep. You have to remove the engine to take it off the bulk head! It was pretty revolutionary though - a proper multi-directional ventilation system where you can set the exact temperature you want. Not bad for 1961.

I'm struggling to think of a single MG that even got close to the edges of the envelope, let alone pushed it! MGC is probably the only one I'd consider owning, but each has his preference. And I respect that.
Cheers,
Michael

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1967 - Minor 1000. Trafalgar 2-door. Barn-find rotter. Undergoing nut & bolt restoration.
1972 - Rover 2000 TC. Rescued from the brink. Now daily driver. Brigade Red. Subtle performance upgrades.
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