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Correct way to route heater hose on 1071 S ???
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:49 pm
by minimk1man
Does anyone know the correct way to route the heater hose on a 1963 Cooper S.
On early ( I think up to 1964 ) 998 Coopers, the hose from the water valve on the cylinder head is a short piece of rubber pipe connected to a copper pipe running behind the rocker cover which joins the rubber pipe to the heater. Is this correct for 1071 S's too or is it just a rubber pipe all the way.
Re: Correct way to route heater hose on 1071 S ???
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:09 pm
by bmcman.ie
thats correct, short hose to metal pipe
Re: Correct way to route heater hose on 1071 S ???
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:55 pm
by ricardo
The hose from the heater tap is straight to the heater, it's the other one that takes the copper pipe. I asked the same question a few months ago:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5288
Parnell states a clear change point somewhere before September 64 as mine has no copper section. I don't have the book with me to check.
Re: Correct way to route heater hose on 1071 S ???
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:07 am
by minimk1man
Thanks for the replies. I have looked at the previous thread Ricardo. It would seem that on LHD cars the metal pipe is from the heater to the top radiator hose as you say. On RHD cars it is on the other pipe from the valve to the heater. ( The heater pipes cross over the car the other way round on RHD cars )
Interesting Jens Christian's pipe is not made of copper. Anyone else come across that ?
Trevor.
Re: Correct way to route heater hose on 1071 S ???
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:32 am
by SteveG
Hi Trevor, hope you are well.
Have you seen the latest mini world? Has a few decent photos in there.
Cheers
Steve
Re: Correct way to route heater hose on 1071 S ???
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:14 am
by mk1
Good pic here too;
Re: Correct way to route heater hose on 1071 S ???
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:21 pm
by ricardo
Hi Trevor, you are right on the RHD/LHD issue, I wasn't thinking. I have found an original copper pipe in the meantime, I can take pictures next Saturday and post them here for you to see.
Re: Correct way to route heater hose on 1071 S ???
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:39 pm
by minimk1man
Thanks Ricardo. If you could post a picture up that would be great.
Re: Correct way to route heater hose on 1071 S ???
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:40 pm
by JC T ONE
minimk1man wrote:
It would seem that on LHD cars the metal pipe is from the heater to the top radiator hose as you say.
On RHD cars it is on the other pipe from the valve to the heater. ( The heater pipes cross over the car the other way round on RHD cars )
Interesting Jens Christian's pipe is not made of copper. Anyone else come across that ?
Trevor.
ricardo wrote:
Hi Trevor, you are right on the RHD/LHD issue, I wasn't thinking. I have found an original copper pipe in the meantime, I can take pictures next Saturday and post them here for you to see.
Yes there is different pipes for LHD and RHD cars.
If the early pipes were made from copper, and the later ones iron, my guess would be cost savings, as the one I found is from 1968/69.
Jens Christian