Model A Heater

[Chris Daily]

I have a Model A heater that is NOT an Autolite, anyone know of other brands. Any ionformation on these other brands?

Picture: http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/album.php?albumid=1091


Thank you...

 

[1930artdeco]

I have a Director Special that will roast you out of the car.

Mike

 

[Chris Haynes]

I have the Autolite heater with the Autolite manifold. I would like to see a picture of what the "Correct" Autolite firewall door looks like.

 

[Chris Daily]

Is it the one I have posted?

 

[Clydes 31 P/U]

Mine is an Otwell, love it, had to make that plate to block the heat in summer even with firewall door closed, tube between heater and firewall removed, and the bypass door opened.

 

[Chris Daily]

I am trying to find information on the one I have (see picture please). Can anyone tell me anything on the model I have?

 

[Chris Haynes]

Chris,
Go to photobucket.com
Open a free account.
Upload your photo to photobucket.
Cut the IMG Code for your picture from photobucket and paste it here.
Then we call all see what your trying to show us.

 

[Mike V. Florida]

Chris,
Go to photobucket.com
Open a free account.
Upload your photo to photobucket.
Cut the IMG Code for your picture from photobucket and paste it here.
Then we call all see what your trying to show us.

He has a link to the picture in his original post, but here it is so you don't have to click on it.

 

[Karl]

Mine is an Otwell, love it,.................

I'm interested in the look of the Otwell . On my right hand drive model A the distributor advance retard rods privot off the inlet manifold which makes fitting of most manifold heaters impossible However the dip in the Otwell might make it possible to use it in a RHD car -Has any one tried ? Karl

 

[Terry NJ]

I ran across a "Bingo" heater at Renningers. It was made in Binghampton, NY. Autolite and Ottwell are the most common.
Terry

 

[Chris Haynes]

He has a link to the picture in his original post, but here it is so you don't have to click on it.

I did click it. It was so small that I couldn't make out any detail. That is why I suggested photobucket so the picture would be large enough to see.

 

[John Stone]

This is a Red Head Heater. Bolts onto a regular manifold.

 

[Special Coupe Frank]

He has a link to the picture in his original post, but here it is so you don't have to click on it.

One of these turned-up at the local Model A "guru's" shop... he's 80, been playing with Model A's for sixty-some years, and had never seen one before.

No heater box or markings to ID...

Sure looks imposing...

 

[Wuudie]

I have one in a box of spare parts that has Snyder Philadelphia, PA stamped on the top.. Don't know how long-or where pop or unk grabbed it from.

 

[Chris Daily]

Hmmmm so far none of them are matches...

 

[Chris Daily]

We understand it is not origional, some aftermarket device. It loos like it was silver and we are trying to obtain some info on it to do the restore correctly. Thanks for any help. I will look up the brands mentioned above...

 

[shooter54]

I have one that is just a simple rectangular cast piece that says "MODEL A" all big on the side. Which one is that?

 

[dmaxweb]

Anyone have one like this

 

[Pepsi Mechanic]

Our Pepsi truck also has an Otwell Heater ... The Otwell will need a special Otwell Heater door that fits the the curves on the firewall ..It works great

( excuse the neoprene fuel line under the dash .. it was a temporary fix and has been changed back to the original line )

 

[Chris Daily]

Nope still not the one...