Re: 54 Heater hose clamps

Posted by DavidPackard On 2018/4/2 23:09:56
Thanks Howard;

I didn't think to look in the utility section. Sometimes I get a bit lost in the parts book. I got tricked into restricting my search in the accessory and radiator groups, and never thought to skim the utility section. Your comment about all clamps being spring wire leads me to believe the clamps on the rear seat heater may be incorrect. To me they look so period correct, although I've not seen any artwork on the installation of the rear heater . . . I'll post photos before I change those.

I'm a bit confused about items in the accessory catalog. Were they factory installed, as in an option, or dealer installed, as in an accessory? If the heaters were considered options in '54 the likelihood of finding installation instructions would be remote.

I once owned a Nissan pick-up truck and my son-in-law installed a factory AC kit 10 years after I bought the truck new . . . I was moving from Connecticut to Arizona and needed and AC. His comment was all of the trucks came from the factory without air conditioning, and if the customer ordered one the dealer would install a factory kit. He said that's what he did while in high school. The dealership was just about across the street from the high school and he had a part time job after school . . . I guess one of his jobs was to put AC kits into Nissan PUs.

Thanks again

dp

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