TAIMAR heater plumbing

[petedawk]

Hi all! I'm new to all this, just bought a 1977 Taimar in need of a bit of TLC. I gather the heaters are not too hot but mine isn't even plumbed in. Could any-one supply a diagram or better still some pictures of how its connected into the main water circuit? Should there be some form of thermostatic valve so water only goes through the heater when its warmed up? Help!

[davidy]

Pete

The main reason that heaters are not normally plumbed in, is because they are leaking!

I don't remember any thermostatic value, one end came from the thermostat housing and the other went into the waterpump. That was it!

Hope that helps

davidy

[sprintmp]

davidy said:

Pete The main reason that heaters are not normally plumbed in, is because they are leaking! I don't remember any thermostatic value, one end came from the thermostat housing and the other went into the waterpump. That was it! Hope that helps davidy

The one from the thermostat went via the automatic choke on my 'M'

Pietro

[drifting]

Pete

If you look at my profile and then go to my homepage, you will see a photo of the engine bay that will show you what you are after.

Drifting

[davidy]

OK I didn't have a 38DGAS, so my pipe went straight to thermostat housing. Sorry for any confusion.

davidy

[petedawk]

Thanks for the quick input. My carb has been converted to a manual choke so I guess I don't need to go this route. I will check the heater for leaks before attempting to connect it up.