Front Engine Shroud - Euro heater

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John Ghent · #1 Post by **John Ghent** » Fri May 09, 2008 6:58 am

I'm missing the front engine shroud over the transmission on my Euro heater 64 C. Can I use the a shroud for an American heater system, or will the Euro's carb heaters (or whatever those two horns do) get in the way?
Thanks.

Cliff Murray · #2 Post by **Cliff Murray** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:38 am

I have a Euro heater car. I removed the pre-heater tubes completely because they put out WAY too much heat. I closed off the holes in the sheet metal and capped the heat exchanger holes with freeze plugs filled with silicon(all reversible). If you pull jets on your carbs, the heater pipes are in the way and if you drop a jet, that's where they end up. The sheet metal that you are asking about has holes to route the pre-heater paper tubing through. If you don't use the pre-heater, you don't need the extra holes. If you install the pre-heater stuff, make sure that no heat is leaking out at your carbs unless you are driving near the North Pole! You will love the heater. On my car, it starts making good heat in less than the first mile! To avoid heat stroke, turn the heat to barely on after 5 miles.

Guest · #3 Post by **Guest** » Fri May 09, 2008 11:16 pm

By front i am guessing that you are talking about the panel over the
trans. They are the same as the US heater except for the 2 holes that
duct the hot air to the carb heaters.

Alan

John Ghent wrote:

I'm missing the front engine shroud over the transmission on my Euro
heater 64 C. Can I use the a shroud for an American heater system, or
will the Euro's carb heaters (or whatever those two horns do) get in
the way?
Thanks.

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John Ghent
Asheville, NC
356C #128417

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Linus Pauling Jr · #4 Post by **Linus Pauling Jr** » Sat May 10, 2008 1:26 am

John, I used a hole saw to put Euro carb heater tube holes in a non-Euro front sheet metal. It would be helpful to you to have a Euro sample as a model. I found rubber grommets of the right size at my FLAPS. Good luck!
KTF, Linus
Euro C Cabrio #161004, Euro SC SR Coupe #130602