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heater upgrade completed
Good day,
Thanks goes out to Alaska Wheeler for the hookup on the Napa Part number.
On my 76 FJ the "squirrel wheel fan" input shaft hole was larger in diameter than the Napa Fan shaft making a press fit undoable. I drilled a hole through the shaft and another through the shaft and wheel and inserted codder pins in both. It took both holes and pins to hold the fan securely.
I used 1/4 aluminum(sp?) It had a veneer of stainless steel as it came from an industrial stove top (salvage yard $2.00), for the bracket and will be getting a nice new fancy Pertronix coil to put up there very soon.
I replaced the rubber gromets from the old heater fan bracket with "windsheild wiper" groments from Schucks. They were in the HELP section and work great if you cut them in half.
Will update with how it works this winter.
I used Rustolem plastic paint and primer for the blower shroud and for the internal ducts. Even though I pre sanded and prepped with Alcohol had some spidering of the paint which I did not like. The motor was painted and primed with regular Rustolem flat black no problems.
I tried to post pics but we'll see if it works
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