Chickenhawk Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 I've got an 1986 X-Flow with a stuffed heater fan. Anybody know where to get one from in the SE London area? Bit of a crap design as well I took off the 3 bolts to remove fan motor but the fan blade is bigger than the hole allows to remove so I guess I'll have to take the whole heater off to remove fan and thus motor? Lucky these guys don't build spaceships! A working heater's not for me of course.....it's to keep the wife happy! 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyb Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Try calling Latchmere Motor Factors in Battersea (020 7228 3907) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe 90 Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Caterham? Chassis painted, so it's up to me to screw it together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Mcalvert Posted October 27, 2003 Leadership Team Share Posted October 27, 2003 There's a grub-screw in the side of the fan which you undo and it drops off. It'll probably be tight, but it can be levered off with the grub screw removed. The motors are expensive from Caterham (been there, done that). I saw identical ones for MUCH cheaper at the Stonleigh kit car show last year (after I had bought mine from CC 🙆🏻). Sorry, I don't have a record of who they were though. Regards - Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter R Shaw Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Mine only works on fast speed too.... so if you do find one i would be interested to know where from and how much .... Road7runner S7S.1.7 X flo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Some of these have an "E" clip (circlip) holding the fan to the motor, if you undo the top of the heaterbox you can just about get to the clip without taking the heater out . When this happened to my 7 a few years ago i found a local Rewinders had a similar motor in stock (and judging by the dust it had been on the self a while) and it was only 15 quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not so mellow yellow Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Same thing happened to mine (91) and I just got a new fan (not motor) from Caterham, it was the grub screw type. Can't remember how much I paid but I'm sure it was less than a tenner. j go with the xflow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrone Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 My heater had never worked since I bought the car. So I took it out and THREW IT AWAY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenhawk Posted October 28, 2003 Author Share Posted October 28, 2003 Thanks, I'll post how I get on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickenhawk Posted October 28, 2003 Author Share Posted October 28, 2003 On closer inspection the fan motors buggered as well. Any ideas where to get one of those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 I was given a 'buggered' heater unit of the old flat style. Decided to 'ave a go at it. It turned out that fan was just seized onto the bearings through lack of use. Careful prising off and a clean up + grease/oil saw the buggered unit working fine on both speeds!!!! Are you sure it ain't something like this? Clamshell Club Founder Member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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