im not too versed on these early cars yet, and im fixing some floor rust in my 52, so i ripped up the carpet, and what the heck is this thing?? thanks!~charlie o No:
and by "this thing" i mean that big fan assembly thing. just wanted to clarify in case this is a stupid question
That's the blower for the heater. I believe the heater core is also mounted down there somewhere, too.
Dadgum it Adam, you beat me to it! Here is a link to the page on Matt Harwood's website where he took out his '41 Buick's heater, in case you want to see how it comes out: http://www.harwoodperformance.bizland.com/1941buick/022203 Part 3.htm
thanks fellas....where does it draw heat from...is it electric? or does it somehow get heat from the engine ??
It is not electric. It takes hot water/antifreeze from you engine block and passes it through a "heater core", which is really another little radiator. Check out the hoses in the picture below. From Matt's site: http://www.harwoodperformance.bizland.com/1941buick/
Underseat Heater It helped to get heat into the rear portion of the car, before the advent of powerful heater fans and squirrel cage blowers ! :Smarty: :TU:
Not to mention when a heater core leaked you did not have a mess like you do on newer cars. Lots of hose in those old buggers.
