Heater Service Rebuild for the 40-45-55 series and information thread

AATLAS1X · 03-04-09, 02:19 PM

40 Series Heater Restoration and service Kits 1978-'84
http://forum.ih8mud.com/merchandise-...1974-84-a.html

40 Series Heater Restoration and service Kits 9/'73-'77
http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series...ml#post4213304

RHD 40 Series Heater Restoration and service Kits 9/'73-'84
http://forum.ih8mud.com/merchandise-...ml#post4213683

FJ55 Heater Restoration and service Kits 9/'73 and newer
http://forum.ih8mud.com/merchandise-...ml#post4213270

40 Series Heater Restoration and service Kits 1967-'74
http://forum.ih8mud.com/merchandise-...1967-74-a.html

Heater Restoration for Dummies

http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series...n-dummies.html

Heater Core Flush for Dummies

http://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wa...h-dummies.html

Work in progress

Shane

amaurer · 03-04-09, 02:59 PM

RHD link missing or TBD?

AATLAS1X · 03-04-09, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by amaurer

RHD link missing or TBD?

Fixed

CardinalFJ60 · 03-04-09, 05:11 PM

I'm about to dive into making my heater 'right' - it works OK, but needs some help. thanks again.

tmarx · 03-05-09, 03:30 AM

Thanks AATLAS1X !

AATLAS1X · 03-05-09, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by CardinalFJ60

I'm about to dive into making my heater 'right' - it works OK, but needs some help. thanks again.

The big thing is making sure your core flows well, so use a piece of heater hose and garden hose and back flush the core. Use CLR to get all the crap out of the viens and keep flushing. Then I soak the whole core submerged in a bucket of water to soften all the hair, dirt and mouse tinder from 30 years. Then remove the core and back flush the outside until you can see day light through it. Then it will flow air and heat your box of a truck very well!

WaTrout88 · 03-07-09, 01:48 AM

I did not see any of these kits on your ebay store. Did you pull them off?

AATLAS1X · 03-07-09, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by WaTrout88

I did not see any of these kits on your ebay store. Did you pull them off?

They will be this weekend, taking new pics....

Thanks

CW44 · 03-07-09, 01:21 PM

just used one of Shane's kits this past fall. AWESOME results. AWESOME service. Thanks Shane!!

UNSTUCK · 03-11-09, 01:04 PM

Shane I need one of these kits real bad, maybe two of them. I didn't see them on ebay today. How can I get them?

AATLAS1X · 03-11-09, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by UNSTUCK

Shane I need one of these kits real bad, maybe two of them. I didn't see them on ebay today. How can I get them?

What year?

I have everything in stock, I have been assembling like a mad man after work.

Picture a 4x12 table with 500 little 4oz Dixie cups and counting parts in each one.....It's mind numbing!!!!

Then cutting out each foam piece by hand and separating them by model and year..... It takes about 40 hours to assemble them all...