Carb and heater question

[240znz]

Like many English cars of the '60s and '70s, I strongly suspect that the 240Z heater was not standard equipment in much of the rest of the world, only in the US.

Wow, I've never heard of that before. Maybe the 432R didn't have one as it is a race car, but 240z's in RHD would have them fitted as standard I would suggest.

Back to the topic, you'll have no problems removing the manifold water feed. If the car ever goes north in winter, you'll need to warm the girl up before given it the fat.

[Mat M]

One trick I learned in Driver's Ed: Turn the heater on when you think your car is overheating. The extra cooling given by the heater core (small radiator) will help reduce the engine heat. I hear summers in FL can be brutal to a car's cooling system.

Something to ponder....

[Go240Zags]

One trick I learned in Driver's Ed: Turn the heater on when you think your car is overheating. The extra cooling given by the heater core (small radiator) will help reduce the engine heat. I hear summers in FL can be brutal to a car's cooling system.

Something to ponder....

That trick works and usually does so quickly. Better than pulling over and shutting the rig down. I had a radiator that went bad on a pickup and driving over the mountains in the summer I had to do that. No air conditioning and sweating with the windows open, but it brought the temperature right down.

[ph240]

Thanks for the info. I will add it to the list of things to buy.

Paul

[sblake01]

One trick I learned in Driver's ed: Turn the heater on........

What does that have to do with the routing of coolant lines; which is what I thought this thread was about?

[Walter Moore]

What does that have to do with the routing of coolant lines; which is what I thought this thread was about?

Well actually the original question was about REMOVING the hoses to the heater and carbs.

The suggestion was that even in a warm climate, where there is no need for heat in the car, having the capability to use the heater as an emergency radiator to prevent engine damage during an over-heat event might be a feature that would merit some consideration before removing the hoses to the heater core.

On the other hand, if the heater is NEVER used for a number of years, as I suspect would be the case in Florida, the odds are that the first time you tried to use it you would discover that it had corroded so badly that the car would fill with hot steam.

I have used the heater in a car to stop it from overheating, but I have also had an old heater core explode (more or less) so I can see both sides of that discussion.

[Go240Zags]

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This might be a dumb question but I am in the middle of fixing and removing a few things in the engine bay while the engine was built and am wondering about removing the carb heater water line and the whole hoses and adapters for the heater.... Any input or feelings about it would be nice to hear. Thanks guys..

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\What does that have to do with the routing of coolant lines; which is what I thought this thread was about?

[sblake01]

Okay, okay! So I, rather than cplus, ended up being the one asking the dumb question. And people say there's no such thing.