That Guy
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I bet you saw the title and thought I was going to ask where I could get a fudged safety... didn't ya?
No, nothing like that.
I am currently elbows deep in a '57 Coupe de Ville. The car came from California, and suffered some neglect in its life. One of the things that was left to die was the heater system...because California.
The hoses from the water pump to the heater core basically turned to glass, and are no longer there in some places. While I haven't tested it, I am willing to bet the heater core itself is probably toast as well.
I was looking over the safety inspection form on the Ontario website, and it has a section for heat, and being able to blow hot air on the windshield.
Obviously, my car cannot do this because the system is incomplete. The blower motor works, and it blows air on the windshield, but its not heated air. Does that cut it? Do they use a thermometer? I have seen other vintage cars and hotrods without HVAC systems installed. The really old ones don't even have vents. How do these cars pass the safety inspection in Ontario?
Do they make exceptions for vintage/antique/classic/hotrods/recreational summer only vehicles?
Eventually, I'd like to get all of the ancillary systems working, but at $770US for a new heater core, I'd like to put it off till later (unless I can find someone who actually REBUILDS them. I'm open to recommendations on that in the GTA/Southern Ontario if anyone has any).
No, nothing like that.
I am currently elbows deep in a '57 Coupe de Ville. The car came from California, and suffered some neglect in its life. One of the things that was left to die was the heater system...because California.
The hoses from the water pump to the heater core basically turned to glass, and are no longer there in some places. While I haven't tested it, I am willing to bet the heater core itself is probably toast as well.
I was looking over the safety inspection form on the Ontario website, and it has a section for heat, and being able to blow hot air on the windshield.
Obviously, my car cannot do this because the system is incomplete. The blower motor works, and it blows air on the windshield, but its not heated air. Does that cut it? Do they use a thermometer? I have seen other vintage cars and hotrods without HVAC systems installed. The really old ones don't even have vents. How do these cars pass the safety inspection in Ontario?
Do they make exceptions for vintage/antique/classic/hotrods/recreational summer only vehicles?
Eventually, I'd like to get all of the ancillary systems working, but at $770US for a new heater core, I'd like to put it off till later (unless I can find someone who actually REBUILDS them. I'm open to recommendations on that in the GTA/Southern Ontario if anyone has any).