[ROVERNET - UK] Foam strip in P6 heater

[Mark Brown]

Thanks for all the replies - I may need to see what I can do, as my heater is
currently "functioning" much as described - clunking, clanging, and blowing
neither hot nor cold no matter the fan speed or heat setting...

Thanks again,
Mark Brown



Quoting Eric Russell <p6rovers at yahoo.com>:

> I concur with Vern.  I tried using the peel and stick
> weather stripping but found it too dense.  The flap
> wouldn't close completely and left gaps near the
> hinge.  The OEM stuff is a low density foam and so the
> stuff I found matched visibly and also with the "feel
> test" (let's not go there ;-)
>
> Anyway, my restored heater works as designed.
>
> Eric
>
> --- Vern Klukas <vern at inkspotco.com> wrote:
>
> > I tried using weatherstripping foam, but it was to
> > dense and caused
> > problems operating the flaps. Now that doesn't mean
> > I exhausted the
> > kinds of weatherstripping foam out there, and it was
> > several years
> > ago now and technology marches on.
> >
> > Yours
> > Vern
> >
> >
> > >Eric,
> > >
> > >It seems that using some weather-stripping foam
> > should work. It
> > >comes in various dimensions and generally a peel
> > and stick type of
> > >thing.
> > >
> > >Slats
> > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Russell"
> > <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
> > >To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> > >Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 1:26 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Foam strip in P6
> > heater
> > >
> > >>Yes.  When I did a restoration, I removed the
> > heater
> > >>box and refurbished it. (Heater box can be removed
> > by
> > >>undoing the valve cover.) I bought thin foam from
> > a
> > >>foam shop, cut it to match. The stuff I have is
> > just
> > >>over 1/8 inch (0.131 in).I used Contact Cement in
> > >>spray form from 3M.  Make sure that the foam
> > extends
> > >>over the lip of each flap otherwise you'll hear a
> > >>metallic clunk each time the flaps are moved.
> > >>
> > >>Worked for me.
> > >>
> > >>Eric
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>--- Drew Egginton <drew at pitstop.net.au> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>I think the foam was to seal off the chambers and
> > >>>also to quieten the
> > >>>action of the flaps when opening and closing.
> > >>>
> > >>>Andrew Egginton
> > >>>
> > >>>Mark Brown wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>>Hey all,
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Does anyone have any idea what the foam
> > strip(s?)
> > >>>in the P6 heater is for?  I
> > >>>>see one in the intake area, but I suspect there
> > may
> > >>>be others.  All mine seem
> > >>>>to be effective at doing (and doing well) is
> > >>>collecting moisture and getting
> > >>>>caught in the fan and processing themselves into
> > my
> > >>>face!
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Any purpose?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Thanks,
> > >>>>Mark Brown
> > >>>>mbrown at automotiveforums.com
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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> > Vern Klukas                             I'm a little
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