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Summit heater

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by 69CJ5inWI, Sep 8, 2009.

  1. Nov 9, 2009
    Patrick

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    No knife. Just sayin'...:)
     
  2. Nov 9, 2009
    nickmil

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    :)
     
  3. Nov 9, 2009
    unclebill

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    now he tells me.....:rofl:
     
  4. Nov 9, 2009
    Patrick

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    I thought it was discussed, and you wanted a hard top...You can't scrape the frost off of soft top windows. And you'll always be worried about too much snow stretching it. And you can't lock a soft top...
     
  5. Nov 12, 2009
    unclebill

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    yeah
    i looked into it and the soft top was going to cost more than a hard one with none of the advantages you mentioned.
     
  6. Dec 13, 2009
    jayhawkclint

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    Did this mod last night. What a great upgrade. Thanks for all the pics to motivate me! Probably one of the best bang-for-the-buck upgrades that I've done.
     
  7. Dec 13, 2009
    Patrick

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    If your like me, you said to yourself "self, why didn't I do this years ago?".
    :D
     
  8. Dec 13, 2009
    unclebill

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    i was thinking about this thread today as i was tooling along and realized that every window in my jeep was not only defrosted but dry and almost warm to the touch.
    not bad for a steel box going down the road ...
     
  9. Dec 13, 2009
    jayhawkclint

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    Yup. It's like driving a whole new HEEP. I've been telling the guys at work about it all day. I think they're tired of hearing about how great it is.

    Little tech note:

    I decided to run both my coolant hoses through the same hole in the firewall. I used a hole saw to drill out two holes close together, then used a dremel to clean up the space inbetween to make an oval. Once I got both hoses through, I realized that the chafing was probably going to cut through the hoses over time.

    At first I thought I would try a piece of door edge guard. Needing to test my theory quickly, I yanked one off the fam hauler. Unfortunately, the edge guard was way to stiff to bend in such a small radius, even after trying to heat with a lighter. Oh well, I didn't like them on the fam hauler, anyway.

    The solution was much cheaper. I used a razor to slit a piece of flexible vacuum advance hose lengthwise. I applied the hose to the edge of the sheet metal and it squeezed into place perfectly. Might work for you guys in place of a grommet.
     
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  10. Dec 14, 2009
    Patrick

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    I ducted one port to the driver side where it just dumps on the floor. The other one I hooked to this. One side dumps on the passenger floor with a swiveling valve so I can turn it down/ off, the other one points at me....Works well.
    [​IMG]
     
  11. Dec 14, 2009
    Boyink

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    For the firewall - I found some grommets off a 4Runner that worked well:

    [​IMG]
     
  12. Dec 14, 2009
    Patrick

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    I misread. Clint was talking about the firewall penetration for the hoses.....
    I ran mine thru a short piece of radiator hose pushed into the firewall in an oblong hole. Works well, but It's too cold to get a pic now.;)
     
  13. Dec 15, 2009
    Thunderpig

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    I just got my summit heater last week and started the install. I am having custom brackets built for mine and while waiting... well... I couldn't so I hooked it up on the floor and turned it on. Wow! This thing is fantastic. I drove around in this last snowstorm with my soft top and 15 below zero temps and had to turn it down! For anyone thinking about a heater this thing is the way to go!:)
     
  14. Apr 5, 2010
    Agar426

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    Same question, only regarding the fresh intake coming off the cowl for a later model.

    If the Summit heater is the only heater, and not an aux heater, then how can I avoid having it rain or snow inside the Jeep? I wouldn't want to block it off by welding it shut, so could I just disassemble my factory heater setup and re-install only the fresh air plenum, leaving the hose that goes through the firewall to discard any moisture, and perhaps have a fresh air supply to the cab, if not the new heater?
     
  15. Apr 5, 2010
    unclebill

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    i took my stock heater off except for the plenium.
    and duct taped that shut for the winter.

    at -10f the last thing i want is fresh air!
     
  16. Oct 5, 2010
    YtseJam

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    Getting ready to install an underdash from JC Whitney.....trying to find some grommets for the heater hose through the firewall.
     
  17. Oct 5, 2010
    bkd

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    got my grommets at a local hardware store, they had them available in lots of different sizes
    Jim
     
  18. Oct 5, 2010
    Patrick

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    I used a short section of radiator hose, FWIW.
     
  19. Oct 6, 2010
    YtseJam

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    Sounds good.....
     
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