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Car heater coils and aviability
Okay a lot of the cars in OZ are starter to get the heater coils failing and we are no having much luck get newa one. One of our guys tried to buy one from Japan and they are out of stock. They are not sure if they will make any more.
The question is what can we do about it, my be bulk buy enough to get Japan to make an extra batch. I also realize that we can get after market ones that are simlar but I would rather the origanl Subaru unit. My old one lasted 450,000k or 12 years. We need a plan peoples or a lot of car will be wrecked. Tony
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1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR. |
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Re: Car heater coils and aviability
i think we would be better off getting a copy made here Tony, i'm sure we could get someone to make them for a better price than subaru would.
Cam |
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Re: Car heater coils and aviability
I don't think it is that simple have you seen what one of these looks like.
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1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR. |
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The outfit that built an alloy top radiator tank for me, should be able to fix anything, going by the quality of the tank. Will let you know how I get on.
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Trevor, New Zealand. As a child, on cold mornings I gladly stood in cowpats to warm my bare feet, but I detest bull$hit! |
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Re: Car heater coils and aviability
Trevor,
Its a big job removing the dash and puting it back so when it comes out you olny want to do it once. If we buy the cores at USA price it will cost around $300 so its not worth the time and effort patch it. Also if it goes and is not court you can cook the engine. We need to get a deal going on the orignal ones. Tony
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1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR. |
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Hey Tony we definitely need to work this one through.
I still need to work out warranty and corrosion resistance. They said they can make up an aluminium core or a copper/brass core. I'm also not sure which will last longer. If anyone knows a fair bit about galvanic corrosion let us know. If the PWR radiator is made of Aluminium, should the Heater also be made of Aluminium? The specialist tells me that copper/brass will be the best quality but I was under the impression that Alumium (not an Alumium Alloy) was far better against dissimilar metal corrosion. Will be finished and sorted before the 3rd of July ps. For some reason my temp gauge didn't rise when the heater blew (CTS and gauge temp sensor are about a year old) BUT I did get it very early and bypassed and the car runs no dramas for over a month now Jordan. |
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Ok so I have spoken to a few manufactures today.
One is a heatercore manufacturer that for some reason orders the heatercore in from England they are copper/brass. I got in contact with PWR today and they said they have done them before but not for an SVX. If anyone has a picture and dimensions of a heatercore can you please post one. Also waiting back on Subaru Japan to hear how many orders we have to make to get them to manufacture the heater core again plus find out whether it's the exact same part LHDvsRHD |
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Edit: will it be different for RHD cars? Last edited by 1986nate; 06-14-2009 at 11:07 PM. |
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cheers Andy |
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Hey Andy, I haven't seen you on this website, where are you from in Aus and have you fixed up your heater core before?
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Hi Ausvx, I dont own an svx unfortunately but work for a subie dealership in Griffith NSW I got interested after meeting Desertrunner a few years ago (I work at his local dealership and see him quite regularly ;-) )
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Got the heater yesterday, here are some pictures.
I'm still not sure whether it's ok or not, it's painted black, and the paint has already come off very easily, it basically seems to already have a couple of nicks or scratches that show what what's underneath which looks like corrosion but I'm not sure if it is corrosion or the colour of the material that it's made out of (copper/brass). The insides of the fixed pipes aren't painted and just look like there's corrosion in them. Would be great if people could please let me know of anything they might see irregular or wrong. |
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Re: Car heater coils and aviability
I might try to get my old one out to compare before you pull your dash.
Tony
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1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR. |
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Hi guys,
I met with AUSSVX today and he showed me his new Heater Core. From memory it is from Impreza - correct me if I am wrong, Jordan. Snarf, snarf.
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1992 SVX Mica Red/Black (Ruby Pearl) (ADM)- 290,000 kms. With Koni adjustable front shocks, THRICE o/hauled 4EAT with transmission cooler and now the 'QUICK CHANGE' unit, custom PWR aluminium radiator, replacement water pump, fuel pump, crank pulley, Pioneer 6 x 9 rear and 6 inch front speakers, Sony Head unit, rattles from the front end and steering, front DBA slotted rotors. Blown heater core, ruined CV joints, new car park damage. FOR SALE... www.thebeatleboys.com |
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In that case can anyone get me some pics and dimentions of the correct heater matrix then ?? Thanks Phil.
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