Gas heater/Fan booster hose alternative

[Pepperbilly]

On my wagon was looking to replicate the original plastic 55mm hoses. Found a good looking solution! StepOK 60mm ID warm heater ducting... found on Amazon. It looks like the original. Fits perfectly for the gas heater. For the booster fan in the engine bay I had to make a fitting modification. I still had my original hoses but I simply cut off the fitting ends to make up a filler to fit the 60mm new hose. If you don’t have the originals, no worry. Just wrap or form tape around the connection to fit the new hose and clamp it just like the originals were. You will have to stretch it out to make the longer runs. I like it.

Bill

[NurseryWalt]

That looks terrific. I'll probably need that as well. Unfortunately, my mechanic who is rebuilding the engine, has informed me he does not fix the gas heater anymore. He says he stopped 10 years ago because he can not get them working reliably with Canadian gas. I asked him what about Chevron 94 which has no ethanol. He said even that does not work. Just wondering what my options are for fixing the gas heater? Seems a shame to do a restoration and not fix the gas heater while it is all apart.

Walter
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'66 Bug with collector plate and '73 412 project

[Pepperbilly]

Walter,
I have no idea on the gas heater performance these days. Maybe someone else can chime in about this. Mine is in great shape but I will go through it while it is out. It will go back in the wagon for sure. The other good thing about this hose is that it replicates the original look where you really see it...in the engine bay when you lift the lid. That’s important to me.

Bill

[raygreenwood]

I can't buy that the gas quality is an issue.

The gas has been all over the planet in the past 40 years and these have always run...leaded...no leaded...86 octane...104 octane....ethanol...methanol.

The only unreliability I can think of that cannot be adjusted for at the fuel pump is corrosion.

Yes...a specific fuel may make more or less heat...causing the dash knob to take more of less of a setting...but outside of that....
Ray

[Hawker]

I agree with Ray.

As long as there is a fuel and the spark in the chamber, you will get at least 1 bang out of it.

I think the guy just doesn’t want the job.

BR,

Rob