Heat Exchangers not connected

[Shavey]

Hi,
if my heat exchangers are not connected, do I need to be concerned? The bus is normally tucked up for the winter months, she is more of a fair weather bus.

 

[Marriedblonde]

I removed mine altogether.

 

[Shavey]

I'm going to consider doing exactly that too. Cheers matey.

 

[Marriedblonde]

I have J-tubes on mine and when it is running not had an issue. Drove it all over last winter in -10 (did a couple of 2 hour long trips) when we had the snow Just put a big coat on and wore a pair of gloves.

J.

 

[trebor]

Sod that I must be getting old, don't you get any condensation ?

 

[Marriedblonde]

Just open the 1/4 light windows and that stops it.

J.

 

[jonboylaw]

If you remove he HEs and fitting j-tubes then you should fit a baffle to stop the cooling air escaping out the sides.


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[*Sam*]

If you decide to remove the HEs and they are bus HEs not bug ones then can I buy them from you ?

 

[john the horse]

If you remove he HEs and fitting j-tubes then you should fit a baffle to stop the cooling air escaping out the sides.


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indeed or you will cook ya motor or three!


jth

 

[RePhil]

If your heat exchangers are there & merely not connected then why not connect them?
They are relatively simple devices with only a few basic connections. Even easier if you just manulally move the flaps to winter/summer setting if you have control cable issues.
As has been said, if you remove them you'll have to buy j tubes & mod the tinware to seal the engine bay.

Having HEs allows you to get a good sniff of air in the cab which lets you know what's going on in the engine bay.
After a short lay up of my bus I detected a petrol leak within a few hundred yards & pulled over. Without the air ducted from engine bay to cab, who knows what could have happened.

I vote keep them.

Phil.