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| 914ltd |
 Oct 6 2011, 06:34 AM
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I posted this last year, heating season is here again. These are big cracks, a tiny one you would not be able to hear would still be dangerous. These are not accident damaged. If you have a set on your car, grab the carbon monoxide detector from home and take a ride with the heat on and windows rolled up. There is a detector used in small aircraft also available. The last photo is how we now test for leaks using air pressure. Brad
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914ltd SSI heat exchanger warning Oct 6 2011, 06:34 AM
mepstein So just the shell is stainless? Oct 6 2011, 06:43 AM
914ltd
So just the shell is stainless?
Jim The whole h... Oct 6 2011, 09:04 AM SLITS
So just the shell is stainless?
Jim The whole ... Oct 6 2011, 09:14 AM rick 918-S Thanks Brad! I have seen a set like that. Just... Oct 6 2011, 06:50 AM jimkelly i believe the pipes are stainless too - a magnet s... Oct 6 2011, 06:51 AM 914ltd
i believe the pipes are stainless too - a magnet ... Oct 6 2011, 09:22 AM wingnut86 Just assuming here, but is the washer/rubber dongl... Oct 6 2011, 07:27 AM rick 918-S
Just assuming here, but is the washer/rubber dong... Oct 6 2011, 07:40 AM VRROOMM1
Just assuming here, but is the washer/rubber dong... Oct 6 2011, 07:42 AM 76-914
Just assuming here, but is the washer/rubber dong... Oct 6 2011, 07:47 AM wingnut86 Great responses. All noted in my broken Carolina ... Oct 6 2011, 07:52 AM tradisrad I've seen a cracked one. Oct 6 2011, 07:53 AM dlee6204 This is a great thing to check. Thanks for postin... Oct 6 2011, 08:16 AM jaxdream One way of using this method is to hold each pluge... Oct 6 2011, 09:31 AM avidfanjpl Sounds like we should see if someone is willing to... Oct 6 2011, 12:11 PM mepstein
Sounds like we should see if someone is willing t... Oct 6 2011, 03:12 PM poorsche914 I had a 1.7 set of SSIs on my 914 and after many a... Nov 11 2011, 12:21 PM 914ltd Let me suggest you don't repair the bad SSI... Nov 11 2011, 01:47 PM poorsche914 Let me suggest you don't repair the bad SSI... Nov 11 2011, 03:53 PM 69rsss
Sounds like we should see if someone is willing ... Nov 18 2011, 12:50 AM flipb I've previously gotten oil (from a leak) into ... Oct 6 2011, 12:21 PM GeorgeRud As these cars age, things do wear out. Even thing... Oct 6 2011, 01:44 PM RFoulds if you dont need the heat, simply remove the hose ... Oct 6 2011, 02:00 PM ConeDodger Some where all stainless others were not. I recall... Oct 6 2011, 02:33 PM Mikey914 A simple cheap insurance is one of these. You can ... Nov 11 2011, 12:57 PM sixnotfour my daily driver I switched to gas heat, Nice dry c... Nov 11 2011, 02:04 PM GeorgeRud If you have any pictures of your gas heater and it... Nov 11 2011, 10:32 PM bigkensteele I just put my car back together and drove it for t... Nov 17 2011, 10:10 PM GeorgeRud You could get a CO detector card, turn the heat on... Nov 17 2011, 10:23 PM bigkensteele I picked this up at HD Racing today. $28 is ... Nov 18 2011, 07:00 PM jaxdream
I picked this up at HD Racing today. $28 is... Nov 18 2011, 10:58 PM RobW Thanks for posting this nugget.
We all love our ... Nov 19 2011, 05:26 AM nathansnathan I found something similar on a pair of factory bus... Nov 19 2011, 10:25 AM wingnut86 :WTF:
Racer Chris's custom headers with heat... Nov 19 2011, 08:35 PM partwerks One less thing for me to worry about having the WR... Nov 19 2011, 08:49 PM jimkelly my first encounter with a sshe that had a crack in... Mar 15 2012, 04:10 PM bandjoey What About the common steel HE's? Do they cra... Mar 15 2012, 06:43 PM bigkensteele Thanks to Brad and this thread, I don't drive ... Mar 15 2012, 06:57 PM 2xs performance Great thread!
This is my first air-cooled car... Mar 15 2012, 07:44 PM sean_v8_914 2013 bump on an important thread Jul 4 2013, 03:49 PM michael7810 Thanks for the bump. Today I removed my stock HXs... Jul 4 2013, 05:11 PM euro911 I'm back to thinking about electric heaters fo... Jul 4 2013, 08:29 PM Mark Henry
I'm back to thinking about electric heaters f... Jul 5 2013, 07:04 AM euro911
I'm back to thinking about electric heaters f... Jul 5 2013, 12:05 PM Maltese Falcon Last year Dansk purchased the SSI brand and added ... Jul 4 2013, 09:53 PM bigkensteele $28 O2 sensor that could save your life
:be... Jul 4 2013, 11:37 PM euro911 Good reviews too. Jul 5 2013, 01:17 AM Jgilliam914 I have never had that tight of a car to worry abou... Jul 5 2013, 07:17 AM GeorgeRud Webasto and Eberspacher are the two most common on... Jul 5 2013, 07:24 AM mepstein heated seats Jul 5 2013, 07:27 AM Garold Shaffer :bump:
Just wanted to give this thread a bump si... Oct 23 2013, 06:21 AM JmuRiz All I wish is that SSI (the new one) would make so... Oct 23 2013, 07:49 AM mepstein
All I wish is that SSI (the new one) would make s... Oct 23 2013, 08:23 AM mr914 There is ferrous and non-ferrous stainless.
Best ... Oct 24 2013, 02:12 AM Garold Shaffer :bump:
Since the weather is starting to cool off... Sep 24 2014, 10:07 AM buck toenges
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Since the weather is starting to cool of... Sep 24 2014, 11:48 AM KaptKaos Just saw this, and it may explain the leak that I ... Sep 24 2014, 10:41 AM euro911
Just saw this, and it may explain the leak that I... Sep 24 2014, 08:42 PM GeorgeRud If the exchangers are on the car, a simple battery... Sep 24 2014, 12:23 PM barefoot
I posted this last year, heating season is here a... Sep 24 2014, 06:18 PM RobW Yikes! Forget heat then... :unsure: Sep 24 2014, 09:51 PM Phoenix914 Here is a link to another battery operated CO dete... Sep 25 2014, 05:51 AM Spoke ??? Mar 5 2015, 01:02 PM ThePaintedMan That looks just like a set I bought off of Ebay...... Mar 5 2015, 01:26 PM Garold Shaffer Yep, had a perfect looking set of 2.0l exchangers ... Mar 5 2015, 07:18 PM nathansnathan Whenever I bolt the heat exchangers to a motor, I ... Sep 25 2015, 04:25 PM Johny Blackstain Anyone have a clue as to who made them for "A... Sep 25 2015, 04:30 PM Dave_Darling I'm pretty sure that SSI made all of the 914 f... Sep 25 2015, 06:19 PM SirAndy I'm pretty sure that SSI made all of the 914 f... Sep 25 2015, 07:06 PM dr914@autoatlanta.com Right Dave, John Danials at Stainless Systems made... Jan 30 2019, 09:27 AM Johny Blackstain
I'm pretty sure that SSI made all of the 914 ... Sep 25 2015, 07:15 PM Katmanken Don't think so. A metalurgist for GE aircraft ... Sep 25 2015, 09:36 PM bretth So are you saying that if it is not magnetic it is... Sep 26 2015, 06:36 AM porschetub
I posted this last year, heating season is here a... Sep 26 2015, 02:43 AM RobW Tangerine or headers.Not the end of the world. Sep 26 2015, 06:07 AM barefoot I just checked my 1.7/1.8 SSI's and neither th... Sep 26 2015, 07:01 AM 914ltd Hey 'teeners, It's time to bring this up a... Oct 1 2015, 07:15 AM GaroldShaffer Little late in bumping this thread. Never to late ... Jan 29 2019, 10:58 PM 914ltd
Little late in bumping this thread. Never to late... Jan 30 2019, 08:56 AM mb911 This rule is for any and all heat exchangers.. Kee... Jan 30 2019, 10:11 AM Dave_Darling We have just seen an SSI on the Facebook group tha... Jan 30 2019, 11:44 AM mb911
We have just seen an SSI on the Facebook group th... Jan 30 2019, 12:13 PM GeorgeRud You can get a battery powered CO detector for ... Jan 30 2019, 05:51 PM worn
You can get a battery powered CO detector for ... Jan 30 2019, 07:55 PM euro911 You can get a battery powered CO detector for ... Jan 31 2019, 02:36 AM Mark Henry
You can get a battery powered CO detector for ... Jan 31 2019, 08:01 AM StratPlayer Who is making SS exchangers? Jan 30 2019, 08:01 PM mb911
Who is making SS exchangers?
For a 4cyl no idea... Jan 30 2019, 08:37 PM DRPHIL914
Who is making SS exchangers?
For a 4cyl no ide... Jan 31 2019, 07:07 AM euro911 Those are cool ... I'll have to get a couple o... Jan 31 2019, 12:25 PM 914ltd I wanted to post this again. I was just reminded w... Oct 15 2020, 12:20 PM rbzymek Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered a $20 ... Oct 15 2020, 03:22 PM horizontally-opposed Yikes.
This thread is a good reminder to find ot... Oct 15 2020, 05:28 PM mepstein
Yikes.
This thread is a good reminder to find o... Oct 16 2020, 06:18 AM euro911 Yep. I have a pair of 914 Rubber's seat heater... Oct 16 2020, 01:35 AM mb911 Ask Michael about heat in his car or Steve or any ... Oct 16 2020, 08:07 AM horizontally-opposed
We are actually working on a simpler hopefully ch... Oct 16 2020, 09:28 AM horizontally-opposed I don't at all disagree that heat exchangers a... Oct 16 2020, 08:42 AM 914ltd The header pipes can be filled with water to check... Oct 16 2020, 09:32 AM  |
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