| rossmda |
Tue Mar 11, 2003 7:26 am |
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I live on the East coast, and it can get cold in winter. I have a 70 Auto Stick, that I am going to use as a daily driver, nothing fancy. I replaced the floor pans, and now need heater channels. Anyone have advice on heaterless channels appossed to heat tube channels? Besides not having heat.
With heat $125 each, without heat $46 each.
Just need some pros and cons. Or maybe wait until the shows start on the east coast and work up a deal with a vendor? |
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| Air-Cooled Head |
Tue Mar 11, 2003 10:13 am |
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Heater channels for $46? Please share the link!
I have no personal experience w/ heatless channels. But I'd suspect that you could use flex tubing, similar to fresh air tubes, inside the channels.
I'd wonder if these heatless channels are strong enough. So much repo stuff is crap these days, and the loss of inner structure worries me.
But please let us know where these heatless channels are available. |
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| Major Woody |
Tue Mar 11, 2003 10:32 am |
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| Early cars like my 56 didn't have a tube inside the heater channel to carry the heat to the front. Instead, the channel itself carried the heat. I suspect this is the difference. Are you saying the replacement channels don't even have louvers at the front to let the heat out? |
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| rossmda |
Tue Mar 11, 2003 2:37 pm |
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Heater channels without heat, just don't have the heat tube inside them. The tube serves no structural purpose, from what I am told. this is the link.
http://store.cip1.com/Merchant2/merchant.php?Scree...e=06-01-06
I called and asked, and they inform me the only difference is no heat |
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| Air-Cooled Head |
Tue Mar 11, 2003 4:23 pm |
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| Thanks for the link. I'd certainly try them w/ the tubing idea. |
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