Ser II ??'s What heater is this and axle brace

[TJR]

These pics are from a buddies '67 88" Ser II.

What heater is this?







Frt axle brace... I've seen in it depicted in the LR optional part catalog, How common or rare is it ?




...Talbot

[scott]

i have that axle brace on my ambi a 68 iia 109

[ignotus]

heater??

I don't know the heater but I think the motor is installed backwards. Unless you run a hose to the front grill. Does the wing/grill have an intake hole in it?

[TJR]

Yes.. His wing does have a have a metal air intake grate. It might an early IIA model then.

[Jim-ME]

That is a Kodiak M4 heater.
Jim

[TJR]

Thanks!

[luckyjoe]

That is a Kodiak M4 heater.
Jim

...and the motor is installed correctly. The Mk.IV air intake ran under the battery tray up to the front grill aperture. You'll get a forced airflow at speed and will not need to run the fan.

Best Series heater made...

[cgalpin]

I have the same heater and the install looks the same as mine. Does anyone know where I can get a new intake hose for it? I believe it's a 10" inner diameter.

My '63 IIA has the axle bracing as well.

thanks,
charles

[LaneRover]

At least one of my Rovers has that heater and I would be very surprised if the intake hose was 10" in diameter. If RN doesn't carry the hose then a large heater or dryer hose would suffice if you aren't too worried about originality.

Brent

[cgalpin]

Whoops, 4" sorry. I didn't see it last time I looked but I'll check again. Wasn't sure if it needed to be able to withstand high temps etc.

[LaneRover]

It only has to withstand really high temps if you run it to the opposite side of the engine by the exhaust - which luckily for both time/space and reasons of insane sillyness one wouldn't do.

Luckily it just runs forward from the heater and under the battery box. You will get airflow when driving without the intake tube on.

[amcordo]

I am jealous of that heater, and therefor I hate it.

But since you all asked me to join this conversation... on the second picture, directly above the heater's motor is a small bracket welded to the bulkhead. I have that in mine too; what's it for?

[siii8873]

This hose is an intake hose and onlyneedsto withstandambient temps + a litttle from engine heat gain.

[J!m]

on the second picture, directly above the heater's motor is a small bracket welded to the bulkhead. what's it for?

I believe it is a bulkhead stiffener used on some models.

It attaches (with a ~1/2" diameter rod, threaded a few inches on the end for adjustment) to a bracket on the frame to keep the bulkhead steady.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong (and I also have this bracket on my '71- both sides)

[KingSlug]

The axle brace is a HD rover axle, yes its common on ambies and some armored rovers, some MOD 3/4 tonne 109 rovers had them some didn't. Some early and then late 1 tonnes have them in the fronts, some middles have ENV and Salisburies f&r. I have only seen 1 88 with the braces and it was a Aussie model. It seems it was an option for 109s, but rarely ordered.

Jared