Heater for Troopers

[Kinarfi]

Has anyone already installed a heater in their Trooper, where is the best place to tap into the engines coolant flow. How do you do it? Got any photos?

Thanks

Kinarfi

[rocmoc]

I think Lenny has!

[Guest Lenny]

Has anyone already installed a heater in their Trooper, where is the best place to tap into the engines coolant flow. How do you do it? Got any photos?

Thanks

Kinarfi

Joyners kit taps in to the rubber coolant hose that runs from the front of the engine head to the rear right side where that hose joins with the hose coming out of the engine block. You can cut that hose anywhere it's works for you and run it thru the heater and continue it back to the other side of the cut. That forces the coolant to go thru the heater before contining on.

Lenny

[brostar]

Has anyone already installed a heater in their Trooper, where is the best place to tap into the engines coolant flow. How do you do it? Got any photos?

Thanks

Kinarfi

I've just sent a copy of the Trooper owners options manual out to your email address. It is large so don't give up on it when it's downloading. The heater unit is on page 30/31.

Cheers Mike

[Kinarfi]

I've just sent a copy of the Trooper owners options manual out to your email address. It is large so don't give up on it when it's downloading. The heater unit is on page 30/31.

Cheers Mike

Got the options manual, thanks, here's what I have in mind to do for a heater, I have 2 cross flow fans used for cooling high power audio amps and 2 heat exchanges for go carts and plan to mount the fan at the top of the panel in front and below the seats so the fan blow down across the heat exchanger so the warm air flows down across the floor and onto my feet and the up the dash. Just need to sort out how to mount it all, the heater hose will be out of sight under the seats, should have room in front of the gas tank too.

Lenny, take a look at the red heat exchanger, how hard would it be to cut grooves like that in a piece of billet aluminum that was 2" or 2 1/2" X 4" X 8" with the coolant flow through the 8" length and the fins left square, maybe the next size larger hole, these have a 1/2" hole through them.

Kinarfi

[Guest Lenny]

Got the options manual, thanks, here's what I have in mind to do for a heater, I have 2 cross flow fans used for cooling high power audio amps and 2 heat exchanges for go carts and plan to mount the fan at the top of the panel in front and below the seats so the fan blow down across the heat exchanger so the warm air flows down across the floor and onto my feet and the up the dash. Just need to sort out how to mount it all, the heater hose will be out of sight under the seats, should have room in front of the gas tank too.

Lenny, take a look at the red heat exchanger, how hard would it be to cut grooves like that in a piece of billet aluminum that was 2" or 2 1/2" X 4" X 8" with the coolant flow through the 8" length and the fins left square, maybe the next size larger hole, these have a 1/2" hole through them.

Kinarfi

Machining groves that deep on 4 sides of an aluminum block would take a while and an extra long cutter. Can't do it in one pass but probably 4 or 5 for each groove. Machining groves on a round piece would be much easier as it could be done on the lathe. Anyway, I don't like what I see you doing. Not enough surface area for the coolant nor the air. I sent you an email, you might get some idea from that.

Lenny

[Northern Nevada]

I bought a MOAB heater from summit mounted it under front hood and ran heater hose through the driveline tunnel. Then I used the duct kit to blow heat in my lap. Works great even with out doors, except coming out of hills . The engine cools off a lot and doesnt keep me real. Need themostat on main fan.

[Guest Lenny]

4x4x454, I sent youi a personal message reply, did you get it?

Lenny

[4x4x454]

4x4x454, I sent youi a personal message reply, did you get it?

Lenny

Yes I did. Sent you a reply.