Hi Al,
The only recomendation I have is don't drive in the hot weather. Yep, It gets
real warm down there. Try it when it's a 110 out.
I've tried every thing from insulation to bypassing the heater hoses, it still
gets rather warm. The best I've found is to insulate real well, make sure you
have good gaskets in all the firewall openings. Replace the heater box to
firewall gasket, you make it out of house weather seal, the closed foam type.
Insure this area is flat and tight. I have cool air coming out of my vents.
Well ambient temp. any ways. Insulate the foot well with some good stuff.
Even the big Healy's have this problem as the exhaust manifold is right under
the drivers foot well, RHD excluded.
Good luck
Rick
monetta@mindspring.com wrote:
> Just restored a '78 midget. Can't figure out the heater box configuration.
> Their are openings on either end of the box where it mounts to the body.
> Are these to be sealed with foam or something? I take long trips with the
> car and live in Florida. While driving my feet are so hot they burn. The
> pedals become hot enough to be uncomfortable to touch with bare feet. The
> water valve to the heater box IS off, I am sure. If I open the vents
> underneath extremely hot are rushes in. Any ideas?
>
> Al
> 1978 Midget "The Spud"
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