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FB/EK HOLDENNASCO WARMARIDEHEATERSENTHUSIASTS GUIDE
REVISION DATE UPDATE
0 August 2010 Initial draft for review.
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Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................... 2
1
Background .................................................................................................................................. 3
2
Identifying the “Correct” Heater
................................................................................................. 5
3
Manuals, Documents and Records ........................................................................................... 11
3.1
Holden “FB” Parts Catalogue
....................................................................................................... 113.2 FB Holden NASCO Car Accessories brochure ............................................................................ 113.3 EK Holden NASCO Car Accessories brochure ............................................................................ 12 3.4
Holden Shop Manual “FB” Series
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Holden Shop Manual “EK” Series
................................................................................................ 12 3.6 EK Holden Owners Manual .......................................................................................................... 12 3.7 GMH Service Bulletin August 1960 .............................................................................................. 14 3.8 GMH Master Parts Catalogue ...................................................................................................... 15 3.9 Accelerator Magazines ................................................................................................................ 15
4
Heater Water Connections ......................................................................................................... 21
4.1 Grey Motor ................................................................................................................................... 214.2 Red Motor .................................................................................................................................... 23 4.3 Chevrolet V8 Motor ...................................................................................................................... 23 4.4 Thermostat ................................................................................................................................... 23
5
Heater Hoses .............................................................................................................................. 25
6
Heater Cores ............................................................................................................................... 27
7
Heater Valves .............................................................................................................................. 28
7.1 Recirculatory Heater Valve .......................................................................................................... 29 7.2 Fresh-Air Heater Valve ................................................................................................................ 29 7.3 Overhauling the Recirculatory Heater Valve ................................................................................ 30 7.4 Overhauling the Fresh-Air Heater Valve ...................................................................................... 34 7.5 Replacing the Heater Valve ......................................................................................................... 38
8
Demisters .................................................................................................................................... 39
8.1 Demister Ducting Tube ................................................................................................................ 39 8.2 Demister Steel Nozzles ................................................................................................................ 40 8.3 Rubber Demister Duct Outlets ..................................................................................................... 41
9
Electrical Connection ................................................................................................................. 43
9.1 Wiring ........................................................................................................................................... 43 9.2 Fan Motor .................................................................................................................................... 44
10
Heater Air Control ...................................................................................................................... 45
10.1 Recirculatory Heater .................................................................................................................... 45 10.2 Early Fresh-Air Heater ................................................................................................................. 46 10.3 Late Fresh-Air Heater .................................................................................................................. 47
11
Removal, Disassembly and Reassembly ................................................................................ 48
11.1 Removing the Heater from the Vehicle ........................................................................................ 48 11.2 Removing the Recirculatory Heater Valve ................................................................................... 49 11.3 Removing the Fresh-Air Heater Valve ......................................................................................... 50 11.4 Disassembling the Heater Assembly ........................................................................................... 50 11.5 Reassembly and Installation ........................................................................................................ 53
12
Other Warmaride Heaters .......................................................................................................... 54
12.1 FC Holden .................................................................................................................................... 54 12.2 EJ Holden .................................................................................................................................... 55 12.3 EH Holden ................................................................................................................................... 56 12.4 HD Holden ................................................................................................................................... 57 12.5 HR Holden ................................................................................................................................... 58 12.6 Smiths Beehive ............................................................................................................................ 58 12.7 Hhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmm....... .........................................................................................
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Part Numbers .............................................................................................................................. 60
13.1 FE/FC Holden .............................................................................................................................. 60 13.2 FB/EK Holden .............................................................................................................................. 60 13.3 EJ/EH Holden .............................................................................................................................. 6113.4 HD/HR Holden ............................................................................................................................. 63
Page 3 of 631 Background
This document aims to provide some information regarding the NASCOWarmaride heaters fitted to FB and EK Holdens. It contains
historical information, such as which heaters were advertised for differentmodel Holdens,
practical information on identification, disassembly and reassembly of FB andEK Warmarides, and
guidance on replacement parts and overhaul techniques.It contains answers to many of the questions that seem to come up every winteron most of the early Holden forums:
“Where do I connect the heater hoses to?”
“Where can I get demister ducting from?”
“Is anyone making aftermarket demister
nozzle
s?”
“My heater tap is dribbling hot water… can I replace it?”
The FB and EK Holden Nasco Warmaride heaters that are the subject of thisdocument are:
Either Recirculatory or Fresh-Air heaters. I will not deal with the FB/EKMotorless heater here... maybe if this document gets an update,
Are either black or very dark grey, though not as dark as the top of the dashwas painted,
Have a matt finish that is rough to touch (like medium grit sandpaper),
Have a multiple-piece casing, with a 12-volt electric fan motor mounted in thelower casing, ventilation assemblies in the middle casing and the heater corelocated in the top casing. An additional flue assembly was fitted to the Fresh-Air heaters, and
A
re fitted with a heater valve (of varying design) on the passenger‟s side of
the heater core casing, controlled by the dash controls.Whilst this document is primarily related to the FB and EK Holden Warmarideheaters, much of the information is similar or identical to other early Holdenheaters. Please bear in mind that the Warmaride heater is more than half acentury old, and that very little documentation is known to exist other thanreferences in parts manuals and
Accelerator
magazines (despite much huntingby enthusiasts, and both FE/FC and FB/EK Clubs). Much of the informationbelow is drawn from internet forums, discussion with enthusiasts and commonsense. I have used photos and other information from a wide variety of sources,particularly from the forums
–
if anyone is offended by my use of the material,feels I have breached copyright or needs recognition, please let me know and Iwill correct the issue immediately.
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