My idea on the reason is to keep the resistor AIR COOLED and protected.
It is a wire wound resistor and as such is a perfect exposed heating
element.
If it wasn't inside the heater enclosure, imagine the fluff and stuff
that would settle on the "element" resulting in a ........FIRE:'(
I had to fit all the heater parts to my '65 and I used a late model GM
heater resistor in the stock location.
All it does is give you selection of the full12V and a few settings of
less than 12v to vary the speed of the blower motor
Works fine:-)
Regards,
Graeme Suckling
http://tinyurl.com/6n5aza
Adelaide
South Australia.
On 11/02/2013 11:37 AM, Gary and Cindy Ault wrote:
> WHY Nissan put that resistor inside the heater box instead of
> somewhere it could be serviced without dismantling the car is beyond me.
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