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luv my 245 except.... 200 87

posted by  someone claiming to be TC on  Sat Nov 11 03:40 CST 2000 [RELATED]

That silly heater fan. I drove an f250 for twenty years and am fairly convinced that my sweet volvo wagon is the next logical upgrade to a pickup(durability). So the fords have abundant "passive" heat in that you don't even need a blower running while driving down the road to de ice a windshield. I am looking for the inlet on the ductwork of the fresh air intake on my wagon to which I dream of attatching the blower off an F250 circa '75 (size of a leaf blower). Possibly also just improving the flow through this ductwork. I guess I dont mind the job of tearing the console and interior apart but the replacement blowers I see at ipd and elshwere look so flimsy for a brick (3/16 shaft yikes). Anyone had luck improving "passive heat" in yer brick. TC

87245dl 160k 76f250 275k







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    Re: luv my 245 except.... 200 87

    posted by  someone claiming to be chris herbst on  Sat Nov 11 04:17 CST 2000 [RELATED]

    Hm... good luck wedging anything other than a Volvo heater fan into that little space behind the dashboard. The motor is certainly not the world's biggest, but it isn't too bad. They do push a lot of air around.

    There's a different way to approach this, though. You could put an outlet fan in the back, under the floor/inside the right side rear panel where the little air duct goes to the outside. Naturally you'd have to modify it, but it would be quieter back there and would heat the entire car because it would draw the heat through from behind. That's just another one of my wacky ideas...







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      Re: luv my 245 except.... 200 87

      posted by  someone claiming to be Martin on  Sat Nov 11 12:51 CST 2000 [RELATED]

      Volvo actually sold an optional fan for the wagon rear air outlet. Havenīt seen one yet, though. Guess you should have placed your order in the eighties if you wanted one...

      /Martin







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      Re: luv my 245 except.... 200 87

      posted by  someone claiming to be TC on  Sat Nov 11 05:16 CST 2000 [RELATED]

      I was thinking that the intake air for the heater/ventilation system might have an inlet somewhere up front I just have'nt found it yet. To that opening I am thinking of mounting an auxilary blower blowing in with it's own switch. Here in the NW the windows need warm air in abundance. Interesting about the cabin vents at the rear though I will investigate. Perhaps I will reinstall the blower from ipd (modyfied with oiler tubes running where lube can be added in the future) and a new core as well. TC







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        Re: luv my 245 except.... 200 87

        posted by  someone claiming to be chris herbst on  Sat Nov 11 06:42 CST 2000 [RELATED]

        The intake is up front. It is the grilles on the cowl right in front of the windshield. If you turn the fan on, you'll hear the air being drawn through there. Make sure there aren't leaves in there (they get packed in pretty badly sometimes) because they'll restrict the airflow.







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          Re: luv my 245 except.... 200 87

          posted by  someone claiming to be Art Benstein on  Sat Nov 11 11:11 CST 2000 [RELATED]

          "Make sure there aren't leaves in there..."

          How do ya get to those leaves??







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            Re: luv my 245 except.... 200 87

            posted by  someone claiming to be chris herbst on  Sat Nov 11 17:44 CST 2000 [RELATED]

            You have to dig them out with something. Or flush out the leaf shrapnel with a hose. It all collects behind the front wheels, so be prepared to have a stick to clear out the drain hoses for the cowl vents.

            I used to have to do a yearly dig to get some of the leaves out of there. A couple of times I got little pieces through the inside vents of my old, long-gone 245.







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              Re: luv my 245 except.... 200 87

              posted by  someone claiming to be Art Benstein on  Sun Nov 12 15:13 CST 2000 [RELATED]

              Sounds like there's no way but to use water and wait for them to decompose enough to fit out the drains. Seems like every brick I've bought was kept in the woods, and gobs of leaves and seeds come out by on either side of the transmission hump under the dash. Maybe a piece of tubing that would fit through the vents adapted to the garden hose...or the air compressor...







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            Re: luv my 245 except.... 200 87

            posted by  someone claiming to be Steve on  Sat Nov 11 15:24 CST 2000 [RELATED]

            How do you get to them and where do they go!?!

            Steve






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