Early Ford V-8 Club Forum

FORUM RULES: Users agree to these Rules when using Forum.

The site administrator reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of the user agreement without prior notice to the user. It is the responsibility of the user to regularly review the terms of this agreement.

The user agrees to the following terms:

All information that you provide to us for your membership is correct.
You will not use your membership to spam, harrass, or exploit other members in any way.
Vulgar, Abusive, Racist and Sexist Language will not be tolerated.
Commercial-type sales postings will not be allowed.
No mass posting or flooding of the boards is allowed.
No Advertising of parts or cars; no Ebay or business/commercial ads (please use the "Classified" for ads Wanted or For Sale).
VIEWING MULTIPLE TOPICS ON SCREEN: You can choose to see more than 10 Topics at a time ... Log In and choose "Preferences" from the top bar on the Forum page. Scroll down and Change the "Default Topics Returned" parameter to 25 or 50, and save the changes. Since this setting is stored in your browser 'cookies' (if enabled), it seems to use that stored value even if you are not logged in. So, if you use a PC that you haven't logged into the forum from, the setting still seem to remain at the default.
EXTERNAL PHOTO LINKS ON FORUM: You can still use external photo links in your posts on the new forum. They follow the rules of any link in that they have to have the URL link qualified down to the full image file name (example: .jpg). The links will open in a new browser window, the same as an uploaded image attached to a post. Since an image attachment to any post does not display inline with the post, the results are the same. You can use multiple external links within a post. This link is from photos on a site from Don Clink's 'Deuce@75' albums:

http://donclink.com/deuce_75_1/images/dscn2950.jpg

Using links from photo sites such as Photobucket can help in "size" issue with uploaded attachment files. For best viewing in web browsers, photos should be around the 800x600 pixel range, and probably not more than 1024x768. Most cameras today store HUGE jpg image files, as the default settings are in the 7, 8, 10, and 12Mb image sizes. The image files that are then attached are very large, and the browser can't display the full image size without using the scroll bars. Use the re-sizing functions of your photo editing software to reduce the image to 800x600, which reduces the file sixe and the image load time in the browser. Don uses Google's free Picassa3 software, which is an excellent photo management product. All of the photo albums of the Deuce, Grand National, and Auburn that are links on the NORG site were built using Picassa's web creation functions. And it's free? (THANKS to Don Clink for the info!)
HOW DO I SHOW MY EMAIL ADDRESS ALONG WITH MY USERNAME? You can LogIn on the Forum, and select PREFERENCES. On this page Members can add optional information such as their City,State, Country; Occupation; Hobbies: list a Homepage; list AOL Instant Messanger Handle; Signature; "Make Email Address viewable to others;" and even change the number of Default Topics shown on a page. WHEN others click on your profile, they will see this information.

EFV-8 Club Forum / General Ford Discussion / RED HEAD HEATER Question

Reply to Discussion | New Discussion

<< previous || next >>

Posted By

Discussion Topic: RED HEAD HEATER Question

admiral1960

11-11-2010 @ 8:12 AM

reply profile send p.m.

Member
Posts: 63
Joined: Oct 2009

Thank you all for the responses.

Allen E Michler
AW1, USNR (10 yrs)
LTC, TC, USAR (29 yrs)

TomO

11-11-2010 @ 7:35 AM

reply profile send p.m.

Senior
Posts: 7256
Joined: Oct 2009

Allen,

The Red Head heater is an after-market heater sold by accessory vendors like Western Auto. This makes an accurate restoration difficult. I would find colors that are close to the colors on the heater.

When doing a restoration, it is always better to disassemble as much as you can and restore the parts individually. If you just intend to refurbish or do a cosmetic restoration, you can mask off areas to be painted a different color. Be aware that there may be hidden rust, wax or other contaminants that may spoil your paint job in the future.

Tom

supereal

11-10-2010 @ 12:20 PM

reply profile send p.m.

Senior
Posts: 6819
Joined: Oct 2009

Allen: The "we" are my sons and I. We operate a large machine shop. The old car hobby is mostly my interest. Whether you blast or checically remove the existing finish depends upon the condition. The last one I did (for my '47) was rusty, so I glass beaded the cover and the doors, then applied a good quality primer before painting. Try to use the same brand of primer as the topcoat, if available. Rust-O-Leum should be avoided, as the top coat usually tends to lift the primer. I prefer to go to bare metal, as it isn't always possible to determine what kind of paint is on the piece, enamel or lacquer. To remove handles, etc, usually the rivets must be ground down. C&G carries some heater knobs if yours must be replaced. See page 232 in their on-line catalog: www.cgfordparts.com
Heaters were made for Ford by a number of vendors. Most of them are now gone. I found my heater in a Missouri junkyard.

admiral1960

11-10-2010 @ 10:03 AM

reply profile send p.m.

Member
Posts: 63
Joined: Oct 2009

Hi,

You say "we" in your response.

Are you a business or a restorer ?

I presume you have experience with the Red Head heater so would you mind anwsering a few questions ?

1. Do you bead blast the finish off or do you sand or use chemicals ?

2. Do you restore the cover only or also refinish the vent work under the outside cover ?

3. How do you go about refinishing the trim that is held on by two rivets and some tabs that are bent over?

4. Are there replacement trim parts available ?

5. Are there any replacement parts available for the Red Head heaters?

Thank you for a response !!

Allen E Michler
AW1, USNR (10 yrs)
LTC, TC, USAR (29 yrs)

supereal

11-10-2010 @ 8:45 AM

reply profile send p.m.

Senior
Posts: 6819
Joined: Oct 2009

We paint the heater housings with "hammertone" gray. It is available at most hardware and paint stores. It is a bit tricky to apply, so be sure that the can is fully shaken before spraying to suspend the mica flakes in the paint.

admiral1960

11-09-2010 @ 5:28 PM

reply profile send p.m.

Member
Posts: 63
Joined: Oct 2009

I have a 35 FORDOR DELUXE SEDAN that years ago had a "DeLuxe RED HEAD HEATER" installed in it.

When I went to have an exhaust sytem instaled there was a little fire and long story short the muffler shop's insurance paid for a lot of restoration.

I got rid of the heater as I figured I would never need it. I moved to Central Washington and it does get nippy in the winter. I started looking for a heater just like the other one and found one on ebay for $10.00 within an hour's drive of home.

The motor works and the radiator looks good but have not tested it.

It does need to be painted. It appears to be a metallic grey.

Does anyone know the paint color by name or code/mixture number ?

Also, the trm with the Red Head name on it needs to be refurbished. There is a blue paint used on the trim.

Does anyone know the color name or code/mixture number fo it ?

Will try to attach a picture.

Allen E Michler
AW1, USNR (10 yrs)
LTC, TC, USAR (29 yrs)

<< previous || next >>

NOTE: YOU MUST BE A REGISTERED USER AND BE LOGGED IN TO POST (and reply to) messages in this forum. If you are a first time user, please click the CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT in the masthead above to register and Log In. After that, all you do is LOG IN to enjoy using this site.

DISCLAIMER: The V-8 Club does no independent testing of any of the opinions, thoughts or suggestions presented in the website on the Forum, in the Tech Tips section, or any section. A reader should consider the website to be a forum wherein differing solutions to a particular set of circumstances may be discussed. Ultimately, the selection of an item for an individual's vehicle must be based upon the independent study of the vehicle owner in consultation with people in the hobby and restoration experts.

Early Ford V-8 Club Forum

Merchandise Questions

Membership Questions