Morris Minor Owners Club

I'm wondering if anybody here has dismantled (and reassembled) a late minor heater, I have, and cannot find where 2 strip type seals come from!
They have hardened over the years, and on several heaters that I have bought these pieced are often heard rattling about, having fallen from somewhere. There is foam rubber around the matrix and some glued to the plate they call the valve, but the other 2 bits previously described I can't find a home for. Any clues?

Don't know if I understood you well les but when I dismantled my heater there were 2 strips between the matrics and that plate with a square cut in it these were actually glued to the matrix but fell off as soon as I touched them and seem to be made from hardened foam, probably hardened by time

correct frank

Thanks for your reply Frank, that sounds feasable will check it out, the length of these pieces suggest they were stuck on vertically, does that figure with how you found them?

I'm going to use this position Frank, I've just had a look and it makes sense, will get some new pieced tomorrow, originals are like rock! Thanks again.

vertical

yes Dennis vertical hope that helped les

If possible - get hold of a Mini heater, and fit the Minor frontplate and lever assy, so it will still look original. The Mini unit has a more powerful fan and motor = more heat!

bmcecosse wrote:If possible - get hold of a Mini heater, and fit the Minor frontplate and lever assy, so it will still look original. The Mini unit has a more powerful fan and motor = more heat!

Not always true that more airflow = more heat. I find it slightly warmer not using the fan at 40mph+ as my heater matrix is so clogged up.

I have recently bought a Mini heater (which hopefully isn't so knackered) so I should be less chilly next winter.

Well - I assumed good matrix and of course good water flow through the heater - for which decent engine revs are required (ie not idling along) and removal of the bypass hose helps muchly!

The reason for rebuilding this heater was to start fresh with the hope that it works at its best, there seems to be lots of complaints about them so with clean matrix and declog, new seals and sealed end covers I hope to get a result. I've even repainted inside to speed up air flow!!!!! Who am I kidding!

I have split this into another posting as its developing into another question/query about bypass hoses.