Fix your broken heater

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Postby big_malcy » Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:23 am

My one is now a LED for the alarm! Is that gonna have screwed it up, or will it still be reading right?
1/4 MILE BEST: 15.4s @ 91.5 mph

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Postby indykid » Mon Jun 10, 2013 12:02 am

any fresh pics?
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Re: Fix your broken heater

Postby sol'd out » Sun Jun 16, 2013 6:19 pm

Post is 8 years old!
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Re: Fix your broken heater

Postby indykid » Sun Jun 16, 2013 11:40 pm

is there an updated thread? it's driving me crazy lol
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Re: Fix your broken heater

Postby SiR_chris » Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:21 pm

if it helps:

2 types of resistor heater element:

(I think) - With CC (mainly imports - lots of dashes on control panel) vs without (dashes 1-4 on the control panel)

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Re: Fix your broken heater

Postby bonkers » Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:29 pm

one on the left is a import .. one on the right is uk .... i know that as i justr tried to swap wilmas for bettys and they look just like that ha ha ha
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Re: Fix your broken heater

Postby indykid » Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:53 pm

The fuse in the engine bay I need to replace it,
Is it a Male slow blow Long leg 30a?
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Re: Fix your broken heater

Postby SiR_chris » Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:50 am

Just take the old one to a motor factors and get the same...
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Re: Fix your broken heater

Postby indykid » Tue Jul 02, 2013 7:57 pm

i went to do this and my local place doesnt stock them!

I live in fort william so getting parts is quite difficult :(

in the end i managed to take it apart and found that it was still connected so didnt need replacing... so i'm guessing its the motor now... any quick ways to connect power directly to it?
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Re: Fix your broken heater

Postby SiR_chris » Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:37 am

Directly to what?
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Re: Fix your broken heater

Postby bonkers » Wed Jul 03, 2013 2:31 pm

think he means the fan ..you can take it out and jump it from the battery ..need to people though as it will jump when the power hits it ..
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