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1969 Heater air inlet behind grill- pix?
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tosoutherncars
Jedi Knight
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You mean just a picture of the heater box & hose? Should be easy to see on most engine bay pictures... be aware, I think that the later versions (1500) have the inlet hose on the opposite side of the car.
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tosoutherncars said:
No, I mean the inlet behind the grill. Mine is missing. There were changes over the years to that part before the 1969 MKIII model I have. I just want an idea what I am looking for.
It's hard to know what parts to look for when parts are missing and one is a newb to Midgets as I am. I have the resto book, I have searched the web for pix using Yahoo and Google image searches and I check Ebay daily. The heater box I bought is similar to 1969 but is earlier I believe because it has the metal snorkel with the flapper in it. I think 1969 had the flapper in the fan inlet? I don't have a fan or the behind the grill inlet yet.
It does not have to be correct because this car is a driver, but I want to make sure that the behind the grill inlet I get will fit.
tosoutherncars
Jedi Knight
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Aaah! So the cutout in the sheet metal, that the lower end of the fresh air intake hose feeds to? Pretty sure it's 4" round?
Trevor Jessie
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Isn't it part of the nose cone assembly?
Jim_Gruber
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IT is part of the front valence. There is a cutover there bit I've never been able to figure out how the heater hose gets around the fender support brace. That runs directly in back of the opening in the valence.
I simply let the heater hose hang down into the airstream. Get good airflow at low speeds.
I simply let the heater hose hang down into the airstream. Get good airflow at low speeds.
Trevor Jessie
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Your only missing a short 2" long 4" diameter tube with a flange.
tony barnhill
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Wait, I thought the long hose went through the inner splash panel & clamped onto that outer panel?
tony barnhill
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hehehe...but I need some of those wiring harness clamps in the photo - the ones along the top edge of the grille opening.
Trevor Jessie
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Right Tony, but I think he is missing the part the end of the hose slides over.
tony barnhill
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UH-OH...if he is, so am I!
Trevor Jessie
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Sorry guys, my bad.
There is no part there on the later cars.
There is no part there on the later cars.
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Jedi Warrior
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Trevor Jessie said:
I saw on a 77 in the junk yard the remnants of the inlet hose. It was plastic, and had a molded end in the form of a sort of scoop and it appeared to be ribbed in a way that suggested that it should be pushed through the grill apron so that it was retained by the ribs. Perhaps this is how it was in 1969?