<VV> more on corvair heat- leaves blowing out of vents!

[Frank DuVal]

I agree fully with the need to vacuum out the heater ducts. Mice build 
nests in them and you really do not want to breathe their droppings. 
Remove the blower motor and check the squirrel cage fan for a nest also. 
Good place to use the vacuum hose also.

Unlike a conventional front heater core car where leaves fall through 
the cowl vent, leaves do not get into a Corvair heat system unless they 
travel through the engine blower or  mice, etc.  will put acorns, etc. 
in the system.

Frank DuVal

Matt Nall wrote:

> 1  Find a very POWERFUL  shop Vac.....at a car wash, etc...  and with 
> engine runnging... heat on....fan on high....suck at the rear seat 
> outlet and the ones up front......otherwise you need to get under the 
> car and remove the LAST  plastic duct..at the plenum...
>
> 2  Sorry.. if the shrouds were oily..something is causing that... were 
> the PR tubes DRY  on both ends?
>
>
> Matt Nall
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Rodriguez" <reray at echoes.net>
>
>
> So I cleaned up the lower shrouds and that helped a bit, for now I'll 
> assume the heat will get cleaner as I drive the car and leave it at 
> that until proven wrong.
>
> When I first turn on the heat it blows some bits of leaves and such 
> out at me for a couple of seconds, then stops... it repeats this 
> everytime I first turn on the heat.  What do I need to take apart and 
> clean to get rid of the leaf debris in my heater system... easiest fix 
> first!
>