Fluid heat riser kit (1 Viewer)

[SuperT]

Has anyone with a 2F and header ever installed one of these fluid heat riser kits? Do you have a picture that you can share of the kit installed? Did you notice any changes after the install?

http://www.man-a-fre.com/parts_accessories/heatriser.htm

 

[3DAMAN!]

I ran one on a 69 1f I had a few years back. Then here in E.Tennessee the weather was colder in the winter than it has been for 20 years.
Yes it helped some then.
No problems with it , except the cost was kinda high, I thought. After paying for that first one, I have made 4 plates exactly as the original for about 20bucks total.
It is actually just a thick plate cross drilled and tapped for a couple of hose fittings and a plug . The only expense was the fittings and the plugs. ( 29 years as a toolmaker with access to materials very cheaply!)
I have used both steel and aluminum for the plates and have notice no difference in warm up times.

 

[Fast Eddy]

LMGTFY:

It should make it warm up faster, but plenty of people (most?) run without it.

 

[SuperT]

Thanks!
I was hoping to see where the other end of the hoses connected.

 

[antFJ]

mine (same setup above) did not fit. waste of money. A properly rebuilt aisin won't need it.

 

[bsilva132]

Other ends hook to head and firewall. I have a brand new THC carb and while it will run fine without the heat riser, the amout of time it takes for the motor to run smoothly on a cold morning is greatly reduced.