Heater 'cans'

40 scout · Post by **40 scout** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:58 pm

Got a question on 356 heater cans - probably another one for 'guru' Mike

Whats the difference between usa and euro heater 'cans' (the valve that fits between the heat exchanger and the heater inlet tube on the car body?

Are they interchangeable

Do they operate in the same way

Can a euro car be fitted with the US system

Cheers

Steve

Paul @ P R Services · Post by **Paul @ P R Services** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:10 am

Hi Steve.

It’s a completely different system.

I have seen two different types of Euro valve
The Euro system valve works directly with a cable as the normal valve is opened by the rod coming back from the flapper boxes
The Euro system is designed to be much more efficient but you need ever part for it to work.
This includes the fan housing, fan housing trunk piece and bolt, rear tin wear, connecting hose between fan housing to rear tin, rubbers that connect the hose to the fan housing and rear tin, rear exhaust box, pair of heat exchangers, clamps for rear box to heat exchangers, clamps for heat exchanger case to pipes, warm air hose from heat exchangers to valves, clips for warm air hose, heater cable, steel guide tubes for heater cables (these are held with a captive nut and so the cars body shell is modified).

I may well have even forgotten a few items....
It’s typical Porsche and very involved....They didn’t do any thing by half’s !!!

40 scout · Post by **40 scout** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:51 pm

Holy sh*t!!!

Got all the tinwear, flapper boxes etc but got nothing between the outlet from the heat exchangers and the inlet on the car

Anyone got any pics??

Thanks

Steve

Ps

While I'm here - is EP80/90 ok for the gearbox oil??

And

My car is fitted with a nice period ammeter (never been wired in tho

) - Is there any where under the dash to wire this in to register anything worth registering

(in series of course, that much i know

)

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:42 pm

you want heat in a 356 , gosh you are going all modern on us..

I am asuming that you are aware of the heater hoses two flexable hoses to contect the two items you are talking about..?

40 scout · Post by **40 scout** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:48 pm

yeah - bit its all the other bits and peices I'm worried about

Steve

Getting this car ready for the road is starting to drive me nuts!!!

Sat here stinking of petrol and brake fluid - oh joy

912uk · Post by **912uk** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:52 pm

normal 356 and 912 smell then..

have a look at the Porsche web site there is a section under history or some thing and it's all the old drawings and it will show in detail what you want and the part numbers it's all for free on the main site..

Also well worth printing out and putting up on the wall I do all the time..

makes life easy..