Is there a reason I shouldn't remove the heater from the Yugo?
-
Feb. 4, 2012 2:51 p.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
-
Feb. 4, 2012 2:59 p.m. Stealthtercel HalfDork
You mean, like reducing its resale value?
-
Feb. 4, 2012 3:07 p.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
Stealthtercel wrote:
You mean, like reducing its resale value?
Considering it is going to be a Challenge car and it is a Yugo I am not to worried about that.
-
Feb. 4, 2012 4:31 p.m. Stealthtercel HalfDork
Joke, joke, it was a joke. Having nothing actually useful to contribute, I decided to go with cheap humour. But, wiping the idiotic grin off my face, wasn't there something on here about a Yugo that had factory air, meaning two entirely separate sets of HVAC controls? Was that yours? And, if so, does that mean there are Bad Surprises involved in trying to remove it?
-
Feb. 4, 2012 5:20 p.m. Travis_K SuperDork
If you are ever going to use it as a road car, it will be useless on cold days without a heater. I would leave it unless it will never be registered again.
-
Feb. 4, 2012 5:32 p.m. Zomby woof SuperDork
I've done it to a few of my cars, all of them daily drivers, and I live up north. The cold wasn't a problem, but not having a windshield defroster was a bit of a pain.
-
Feb. 4, 2012 6:27 p.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
Stealthtercel wrote:
Wasn't there something on here about a Yugo that had factory air, meaning two entirely separate sets of HVAC controls? Was that yours? And, if so, does that mean there are Bad Surprises involved in trying to remove it?
Yes that was mine. The A/C was in the process of getting removed when I got it. And it looks like some of the wire was messed around with. I am only planning on driving it to and from autocrosses.
-
Feb. 4, 2012 7:12 p.m. T.J. SuperDork
Did you buy this car from Ben at Classic Autos?
Does the car try to overheat? Prolly not this time of year, but what about the summer? If so, maybe try just moving the heater core into the engine bay so you do not lose any cooling ability.
-
Feb. 4, 2012 9:08 p.m. wlkelley3 Dork
As long as you don't remove the hand warmers (commonly called rear window defrost
) it should be OK. jk. Although TJ might have a point about moving it to work as auxilary cooling.
@TJ - Yes he got the car from Ben at Klassic Autos.
-
Feb. 4, 2012 10:17 p.m. Streetwiseguy SuperDork
Zomby woof wrote:
I've done it to a few of my cars, all of them daily drivers, and I live up north. The cold wasn't a problem, but not having a windshield defroster was a bit of a pain.
You are a bit of a masochist, aren't you?
-
Feb. 4, 2012 10:37 p.m. jsymonds New Reader
I would definitely leave a heater on any challenge car I built, for the aforementioned reasons--backup cooling and defrosting the windshield. Both could be very useful in a pinch!
-
Feb. 4, 2012 11:06 p.m. Zomby woof SuperDork
Streetwiseguy wrote:
You are a bit of a masochist, aren't you?
I have my priorities. You know it doesn't take long to get used to the cold...
-
Feb. 5, 2012 4:19 a.m. Travis_K SuperDork
Having a car with no windshield defrost sucks, that's why I wouldn't do it.
-
Feb. 5, 2012 8:38 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
You need a defroster to see where you're going, safety first.
The added lightness of 3 lbs. would be more than off set when you go off course due to fog.
-
Feb. 6, 2012 7:39 a.m. Gearheadotaku SuperDork
If the heater needs to be on, it's too cold to go racing.
-
Feb. 6, 2012 8:21 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork
there are always electric defrosters
If you have a locost.. caterham offers a windshield with a demister grid built into it
-
Feb. 6, 2012 8:23 a.m. iceracer SuperDork
As said. Auxilliary radiator.
-
Feb. 6, 2012 8:28 a.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
I am really tempted to remove it just because it was wired in with the A/C which is gone and wiring it back in is going to be a pain. The electric defroster is a good idea if I can find one on this side of the pond.
-
Feb. 6, 2012 10:26 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork
or order it from them and have it shipped?
-
Feb. 6, 2012 10:57 a.m. iceracer SuperDork
At speed the blower is not always needed. The blower can be hot wired with a switch. QED.
-
Feb. 6, 2012 11:02 a.m. 93EXCivic SuperDork
mad_machine wrote:
or order it from them and have it shipped?
Between the conversion rate and cost of shipping it would kinda suck for a challenge car.
-
Feb. 6, 2012 11:03 a.m. Zomby woof SuperDork
Where you live, I would be surprised if the lack defroster would be a problem. For me it was a pain, but I winter drove a few cars like that.
-
Feb. 6, 2012 12:28 p.m. stuart in mn SuperDork
In the old days before heaters were common, they would install a little fan on the dash that would blow on the windshield to help minimize fogging. Then, on warm days it could be swiveled around to blow on the driver.
