Scan from Holden "EK" Parts Catalogue

[leinamoon]

Hi Harv! Finally got my camera back. Some pictures of the warmaride i have.

[leinamoon]

The vents are in place!
And also this which is wedged up high under/ behind the dash in the middle.
Only have the air lever however on the dash control...
Not sure if the motor works yet..
What else is required?

[Harv]

Looks like a late model EK Freshair Warmaride heater. Some initial thoughts:
a) the little radiator core under the plenum vent is a Motorless Warmaride heater (poor mans version of your other one). Is it plumbed to the engine (rubber hoses through to engine bay), and if so do the hoses have a valve? You would remove this heater before you install your Freshair one.
b) You're missing two dash mounting brackets (easy to make out of angle iron), the rubber demister outlets (only critical if you want demisters... can make them from radiator hoses or can buy from Obsolete Rubber in Victoria), two demister hoses (Clark Rubber plastic hoses will probably suffice), the heater valve (bolts onto the side of the casing... you can jerry-rig the one from the Motorless heater if it is in place), the second lever on the dash to control the heater tap (not critical or needed if you have a manual valve), the connection between the dash air lever and the controls on the front of your Freshair (I only know of one in existance... SunnyTims).
c) First step - test to see if the core leaks. Easy way is to run some water from the garden hose through it and look for drips. Don't pressurise it with tapwater - Sydney tapwater can be nearly ten times higher pressure than the cooling system in FB/EKs was designed for. Leaky cores are easier to rectify before you install them
d) Check the fan/switch assembly with a battery charger if you can - it will give enough amps to run the motor but not enough to let the smoke out of the wires (it is very hard to get the smoke back into the wires... don't ask how I know ).