<VV> need help/advice on gas heater repair/install

[shortle]

Hi Ray, You'll probably need 3 complete gas heaters to make 1 work. Since (I believe) all 1960 cars had them, you may scour the yards and barns. Of course, the direct air (free- not much to fail) heater works quite well here in Colorado winters and doesn't lower the fuel economy. Just have to keep the system clean and hooked up to avoid odors. Oh, the car gas heater seems to be much more plentiful than the FCs.Have fun!
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301
Don't need a heater today as it's in the forties 


-----Original Message-----
>From: Ramon Rodriguez III <corvairgrymm at gmail.com>
>Sent: Feb 25, 2012 11:37 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> need help/advice on gas heater repair/install
>
>Earlier today at the NJACE auction I picked up a gas heater setup I'm
>hoping I'll be able to make work for our year round driver.  I've never
>touched one of these before and the car did not originally have one.   I
>broke out the 61 shop manual and the tech guide... sat down with the
>cardboard box full of parts and started checking it out to see what was
>missing etc.  Those books answered some of my questions but not others.
>
>I am missing:  fuel pressure regulator, relay that mounts to the upper
>housing (3 wire), fuel lines beyond the one attached to the burner.
>
>It is important to note here I just want this thing to be safe and
>functional, not concours, so using non-original components is fine.  It is
>also important to me to get it working as inexpensively as possible, I know
>replacing parts can get expensive I'll clean and rebuild anything I can.
>
>It seems the factory setup is to draw fuel from the fuel pump back in the
>engine room, is there any reason not to use a small electric fuel pump on a
>line tapped in near the sending unit?  Any safety suggestions?
>
>My buddy says he has a small electric pump and a modern pressure regulator
>that we should be able to set to 5psi that I read is proper.  I'd love any
>advice on how to wire in, plumb,  and set up the electric pump so it will
>be fairly safe.  Should I look for someone with a (hopefully cheap) factory
>pressure regulator I can rebuild or is it ok to use the modern one my buddy
>has on hand?
>
>Can anyone give me enough details on the missing relay to be able to
>replace it (hopefully with an inexpensive unit even if not exact)?
>
>That's all I know I need so far, next I'll be testing components to see
>what works and what doesn't.  If anyone can give me info on cheap (non
>original) replacement parts I might need I'd appreciate it.  I've already
>looked through Clark's listings so what I'm looking for are alternatives...
>for example the ignition coil... can I use some other ignition coil if mine
>is bad?  Any other tips?
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>
>-- 
>Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III
>Lake Ariel, PA
>1966 Corsa 140 coupe (summer daily driver)
>1965 Corsa 180 coupe (under construction)
>1965 Corsa 140 coupe (under construction)
>1963 Monza PG coupe (daily driver)
>1962 Monza PG coupe body (to rebody the rusty 63)
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