| fordracing65 |
12-27-2010 05:30 PM |
superformance heater problem
heater is making a loud vibrating humming noise on hi, low works fine but hi really makes loud noise is this normal for these heaters. it blows heat just noisy, any advice would help.
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| jwoodard |
12-27-2010 05:50 PM |
Mine doesn't make a loud noise on high and I haven't heard of others complaining either. Do you belong to SCOF? If so, you might want to post there for some technical assistance.
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| Chilibit |
12-27-2010 05:58 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by fordracing65
(Post 1099011)
heater is making a loud vibrating humming noise on hi, low works fine but hi really makes loud noise is this normal for these heaters. it blows heat just noisy, any advice would help.
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Clearly your cammer motor runs too smoothly. Just joking. No, mine makes a bit more noise on each successive setting, but nothing like you describe. Loose blade, out-of-balance blade and contacting a shroud are what come to mind. |
| Double Venom |
12-27-2010 06:05 PM |
If it's under warranty, have it replaced, the "squirrel cage" is bent or out of balance.
DV
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| fordracing65 |
12-27-2010 06:07 PM |
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
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| jwoodard |
12-27-2010 06:16 PM |
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.
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| timsullivan |
12-27-2010 06:23 PM |
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.
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| fordracing65 |
12-27-2010 06:28 PM |
its not under warrany but great info timsullivan, i fugured it was just more air being pushed through also, never heard another heater on, so really didnt know what to listen for
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| Mark IV |
12-27-2010 06:44 PM |
Perhaps with all the money you are saving by not joining SCOF, you can afford capitals and apostrophes??????
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| fordracing65 |
12-27-2010 07:03 PM |
why join a club for money when u can ask all these nice folks on here for free or just call lance, id rather put that money to charity
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| Calbullet |
12-27-2010 09:23 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by timsullivan
(Post 1099028)
the heater fan motor extends through the firewall and into the engine compartment directly underneath the right fender,.
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Tim, I believe that would be the wiper motor. The heater is one complete unit. |
| fordracing65 |
12-27-2010 10:22 PM |
after checking that out i think so also, thanks for the info, keep it coming
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| ACademic |
12-27-2010 10:39 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by timsullivan
(Post 1099028)
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.
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Does this "process" work for you when your daily driver needs servicing and you call your local dealer? :LOL:
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 |
12-28-2010 12:26 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by fordracing65
(Post 1099019)
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
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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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| fordracing65 |
12-28-2010 05:25 AM |
like i said on this site ive talked to randell for free or picked up the phone and asked for free, he runs scof, ill donate my coins to charity and use the old free system, thanks for all the info on heater,
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| SPF1061 |
12-28-2010 06:27 AM |
charity begins at home...you should make your first donation to the guy with the broken fan motor. :cool:
I've got lots of good friends over here that drive every type of replica and there are some very, VERY smart guys here....BUT.....for Superformance specific issues, the brain trust is over on SCOF. It might cost a little bit to fish in a stocked pond, but you'll surely catch a bigger fish faster....
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| Mark IV |
12-28-2010 06:28 AM |
"Randall" With an "A"
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| kayakjack |
12-28-2010 07:15 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by fordracing65
(Post 1099120)
like i said on this site ive talked to randell for free or picked up the phone and asked for free, he runs scof, ill donate my coins to charity and use the old free system, thanks for all the info on heater,
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Randall is a great guy. Nobody knows more about Superformance. Nice guy. Runs SCOF. I am sure he will talk to you and help you for free. Like I said, great guy.
But I would ask you to reconsider your decision not to pay for a membership in SCOF. It costs money to run SCOF and the members chip in. Randall used to pick it up by himself. Not really fair. Club Cobra is a great forum with people who know a lot. However, the people on SCOF specialize in Superformance and know more about it than anybody. I consider myself quite fortunate to have an organization like that supporting my favored brand of car.
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| McD00 |
12-28-2010 08:12 AM |
Start your car and the heater will sound just fine:rolleyes:
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| jhv48 |
12-28-2010 08:40 AM |
Sounds like an out of balance or a bad bearing on the heater motor. Put your hand on it when it is on high and you will be able to feel if there is a vibration or scraping sound. If so, you'll need to remove it and see if you can manually fix it or call SPF and get a new one.
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