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Spring has sprung and I am almost able to work in the garage without the heater anymore.
Took the rear heater apart to:
a. see if it still worked, and;
b. wash it out.
Pulled the motor apart and found the brushes still had plenty of life. There was a LOT of crap built up in the housing against the heater core. Not much to blame since its a really tough spot to clean without taking the whole assembly out. I then just wired my motorcycle battery to the motor to make sure it worked as I've never actually heard it on before. Does the blower motor turn on with the same fan switch at the front?
(edit: i now know that there is switch on the dash for the rear heater fan, as read in the owners manual (duh) but my fan wont kick on even though i have tested it and it works. More gremlins to figure out...)
cleaned up the inside of the cabin and scrubbed the caked on dirt off to get that factory level shine back, who am i kidding its all going to be covered in carpet soon enough. I blasted a TON of rusty water out of the heater core. Felt good to get that gunk out and have the cooling system a lot more free of particulates.
I always figured that the little knob for the passenger control was supposed to have a plastic or rubber knob of some sort on it. It just kind of blends into the assembly. I gave it a quick coat in yellow to have the user control stick out a bit more. I think it looks better.
Onto the glow plugs. Took them all off and laid them out to be tested. I usually have a starting issue when its cold. It takes far longer to turn over and start than i imagine it should. Time to see if the glow plugs had anything to do with it. New vs. Old below.
most tested close to 0 which was ideal, 1 through 3 sat around 0.4-0.7 ohms.
on the final glow plug, number 4, tested faulty.
Hopefully this and the valve adjustment make the engine start and perform a little better than before.
Took the rear heater apart to:
a. see if it still worked, and;
b. wash it out.
Pulled the motor apart and found the brushes still had plenty of life. There was a LOT of crap built up in the housing against the heater core. Not much to blame since its a really tough spot to clean without taking the whole assembly out. I then just wired my motorcycle battery to the motor to make sure it worked as I've never actually heard it on before. Does the blower motor turn on with the same fan switch at the front?
(edit: i now know that there is switch on the dash for the rear heater fan, as read in the owners manual (duh) but my fan wont kick on even though i have tested it and it works. More gremlins to figure out...)
cleaned up the inside of the cabin and scrubbed the caked on dirt off to get that factory level shine back, who am i kidding its all going to be covered in carpet soon enough. I blasted a TON of rusty water out of the heater core. Felt good to get that gunk out and have the cooling system a lot more free of particulates.
I always figured that the little knob for the passenger control was supposed to have a plastic or rubber knob of some sort on it. It just kind of blends into the assembly. I gave it a quick coat in yellow to have the user control stick out a bit more. I think it looks better.
Onto the glow plugs. Took them all off and laid them out to be tested. I usually have a starting issue when its cold. It takes far longer to turn over and start than i imagine it should. Time to see if the glow plugs had anything to do with it. New vs. Old below.
most tested close to 0 which was ideal, 1 through 3 sat around 0.4-0.7 ohms.
on the final glow plug, number 4, tested faulty.
Hopefully this and the valve adjustment make the engine start and perform a little better than before.
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