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Heater Core Housing Air Inlet - Which Side?

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by maurywhurt, Feb 28, 2018.

  1. maurywhurt

    maurywhurt Member 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    I picked up the nice heater core housing shown below at right awhile back, intending to use it to replace my original, as it's in better shape overall. I just noticed for the first time today, however, that the air inlet side is reversed from that on the original housing, shown at left.

    Though this housing would probably still fit my '67 okay, this raises the question of why / when they were evidently made differently on some CJ's. Anyone happen to know?

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    Last edited: Feb 28, 2018
  2. fctex

    fctex Sponsor

    I wonder if it is from a wagon or truck with the 230 OHC.
     
  3. WYOMIKE

    WYOMIKE Oct 1971 pic

    On my 71, which is original, is on the right like the new one you just got. Maybe to give more room if in a Jeep with a V-6 so the hose is not so close to the exhaust where as a 4 banger would not be as wide and the hose would have more room and not be close to the exhaust?

    Mike
     
  4. Beach66Bum

    Beach66Bum 1966 Tuxedo Park Mark IV 2024 Sponsor

    Mine is on the right, 1966 CJ5a
     
  5. Rick Whitson

    Rick Whitson Detroit Area 2024 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Mine is the one on the right as well, but I had a 66 V 6 donor Jeep, and don't remember what the 64 had in it? Duh. That sure is a nice one Maury. I had mine powder coated, by a friend just to see how it looked, it came out pretty nice.
     
  6. maurywhurt

    maurywhurt Member 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    My '67 CJ5 (with the heater housing shown on the left above) is a V6 that was built in August of '66. I bought it from the family of the original owner, who had changed almost nothing in the engine compartment, so I think it is almost certainly original to the jeep.
     
  7. FinoCJ

    FinoCJ 1970 CJ5 Staff Member

    FWIW - my 70 (1/70 production) with v6 has the box on the right....
     
  8. Walt Couch

    Walt Couch sidehill Cordele, Ga. 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    Mine is same as your left and mine is known original to my 66 Tux V6.
     
  9. maurywhurt

    maurywhurt Member 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    It seems likely that at some point, the air inlet was moved outwards toward the fender, probably in order to allow more room around the V6.
     
  10. maurywhurt

    maurywhurt Member 2024 Sponsor 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    My brother in law has a '67 V6 that was built in Nov. of '66, about 3 months after mine was manufactured. His jeep, which he bought from the family of the original owner (who did not modify or restore it) has the heater air intake on the right, further away from the engine.

    It seems probable that this change occurred in sometime late 1966, fairly early in the '67 model year production run.
     
    Last edited: Mar 2, 2018