superformance heater problem

[fordracing65]

good info, is the heater hard to get to, and not a member of scof i think it has a membership fee, im too cheap for that

[jwoodard]

Ever hear the phrase, "Penny wise and pound foolish"? Trust me, the small fee to join SCOF will return itself many times fold in information and assistance.

[timsullivan]

I'm same as you when it comes to SCOF. My heater makes a lot more noise on the highest fan speed but I think that's just because the fan motor is pushing some serious air at that speed. The HVAC assembly itself appears to be right up against the inside firewall and looks like it might be a bit of a pain to get to. Saying that, the heater fan motor extends through the firewall and into the engine compartment directly underneath the right fender, at the firewall. I would turn the fan on at the various speeds and put my hand on the heater motor itself and see if I could detect a noticeable vibration on the higher speed settings. If I did, I would immediately call Lance Stander at Superformance in Irvine, California and ask him if my warranty covered repairs or not. If not I would ask him to walk me through the process to remove and replace the fan motor and fan assembly itself. I suspect (and could very well be wrong) that you can get to it quite readily after removing the glove compartment.

[Calbullet]

Originally Posted by timsullivan

the heater fan motor extends through the firewall and into the engine compartment directly underneath the right fender,.

Tim, I believe that would be the wiper motor. The heater is one complete unit.

[ACademic]

Originally Posted by timsullivan

I would immediately call Lance Stander at Superformance in Irvine, California and ask him if my warranty covered repairs or not. If not I would ask him to walk me through the process to remove and replace the fan motor and fan assembly itself.

Does this "process" work for you when your daily driver needs servicing and you call your local dealer?

Seriously, I've heard some pretty incredible stories about how the SCOF members bend over backwards to help people with issues like this one. Some of the really hard core guys (they are actually master technicians and work on these cars for their livelihood) will even request your phone number and CALL YOU to discuss it. Sounds like it's worth it to me (someday if I own an SPF it will be a no-brainer decision).

[BlackSnake]

Originally Posted by fordracing65

good info, is the heater hard to get to, and not a member of scof i think it has a membership fee, im too cheap for that

Seriously? You spent no tellin how much on your SPF and you are too cheap to join SCOF? WOW WOW WOW

No offense but the "nice folks here" have about 1/10000th of the info and experience with SPF as the members and "technicians" on that forum, no skin off my back, you dont know what you are missing

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