MK1 unusual heater unit

[classiccargarage]

A UK spec '59 deluxe car would have a fug stirrer heater, and no 4" hole through the bulkhead for the air hose.

Does the hole through your bulkhead look properly cut, with a formed edge ? And four fixing screw holes for a retaining ring ?

My '61 has the 4" bulkhead hole but with a blanking plate as they were still fitting fug-stirrers at that time.

I don't think the body was built in 59. Many wrong things to that period. According to most comments, i think this body was problaly assembled is 62 or 63. I've another MK1, April 61, and the heater unit is quite diferent, just the "normal" inside square blower box, but without fresh air intake... This is what you call "fug stirrer"?

[bill773mini]

A UK spec '59 deluxe car would have a fug stirrer heater, and no 4" hole through the bulkhead for the air hose.

Does the hole through your bulkhead look properly cut, with a formed edge ? And four fixing screw holes for a retaining ring ?

My '61 has the 4" bulkhead hole but with a blanking plate as they were still fitting fug-stirrers at that time.

I don't think the body was built in 59. Many wrong things to that period. According to most comments, i think this body was problaly assembled is 62 or 63. I've another MK1, April 61, and the heater unit is quite diferent, just the "normal" inside square blower box, but without fresh air intake... This is what you call "fug stirrer"?

If there a body number and FE number?

Those heaters were available in late 59 to some export markets, mostly Scandinavian. The earlier fresh air heater was a cylinder where the snail is.

[bill773mini]

This is the early fresh air heater.

[bill773mini]

Early fresh air snail motor. First UK Mini it was fitted to was April 1960.

[woodypup59]

This is what you call "fug stirrer"?

Yes thats a fug stirrer.

I bow to Bill's superior knowledge - I've never seen that cylinder blower for the fresh air heater before - used I assume before the snail shape one.

[YMJ]

Just found a Smiths snail type fan in my box of bits I bought with a Mk1 from Norway.
Looks like it was a "cold climate" option.
Are they valuable?

[woodypup59]

I said '63 because that was the year of my car that had this heater.

http://mk1-forum.net/download/file.php?id=19381

According to the parts manual, they weren't fitted for long, no more than a year.

But yes, I'm talking UK models.

[Fanfaniracing]

Hi

I have the Same Heater in my November 62 built Austin Cooper.

In my opinion one of the best Heaters for mk 1 minis.

[swindrum]

I have one of these heaters in a bag of bits I got with my 65 Mini. My heritage certificate
has an entry under "Details of Factory Fitted Equipment" Four Kilowatt Heater
I just assumed this was a heavy duty heater for Canada
Nice to see some pictures of one installed but does this fan take the place of one in the heater box inside or do they work together?
I am sure my heater box has a blower in it as well.

Cheers,

Andrew

Hi Andrew, the Heritage cert says the same for my Canadian Market 63 Cooper.

[swindrum]

Interestingly, my 997 Cooper (June 63) Has the brackets for the later heater on the bulkhead


And the factory stamped holes for the 4kW heater it it was equipped with


My late 61 850 doesn't have the firewall brackets for the Std heater, but does have the same 4kW heater and fan setup as my 63

[swindrum]

Also, the difference between the fug-stirrer heater and the Fresh air heater

[Minimat20]

I have the snail blower and early fresh air heater box with dash mounted heat and air control cables on a Canadian export 61 morris van and 62 morris mini traveller. Seen on most export models. Pretty rare I think. The cable operated tubular 'valve' behind the grill, the 'push for air' cable, and the early circular water heater valve seem to be the hardest parts to locate.