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Old Mar 17, 2026 | 06:21 PM
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Need correct heater

Looking for a 48-52 truck heater fór my F2 rebuild. I thought I had the to right one but it apparently is a car heater. I have two knockouts beside the battery to use


Anyone have one? Any condition. Thanks
 
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Old Mar 17, 2026 | 07:26 PM
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Just to give you ideas:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/227149341821

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235825431689

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226873386819
 
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Old Mar 17, 2026 | 08:12 PM
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Are you looking for a fresh air unit?
 

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Old Mar 17, 2026 | 08:12 PM
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Thanks. Looking for the type in photo
 
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Old Mar 18, 2026 | 05:08 AM
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I have a brand new one uninstalled from LMC that came in a box with my 51 F-1 truck from an auction. I won’t be home until next week (to send pics of what I have). If you’re still interested when I get back (haven’t found anything else), I’ll follow up.

EDIT: to be precise it was in an LMC box along with other parts. I will verify the brand (if I can) when I return home.
 

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Old Mar 18, 2026 | 07:18 AM
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Sounds like a plan. Send me some photos when you can. Thanks
 
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Old Mar 18, 2026 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Dturk
I have a brand new one uninstalled from LMC that came in a box with my 51 F-1 truck from an auction. I won’t be home until next week (to send pics of what I have). If you’re still interested when I get back (haven’t found anything else), I’ll follow up.
Is that a repop or one of those temu style "hot rod" heaters? Was never aware of LMC selling complete heaters.
 
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Old Mar 18, 2026 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by loudfords
Is that a repop or one of those temu style "hot rod" heaters? Was never aware of LMC selling complete heaters.
Can’t answer that until I get home. It might not be a LMC heater. It was in a LMC box along with a few other parts (LMC). I put it on the shelf until I got the higher priority items resolved. Now I’m looking at installing an AC/Heater combo, and whatever heater I have is no longer of interest to me.
Photos next week.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2026 | 08:01 AM
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Got home and pulled heater from the parts box.

Well, I misspoke. It’s definitely not new. It might have been rehabbed as the screws appear to be new, but that’s pure conjecture. It does appear to have been painted (touch up?). I wish I knew more about the older heaters, but I have no clue if this is the correct part for a 51/52. As I said, it was in a box of parts that came with my 51 F-1 from an auction in Kansas.
I took a bunch of pictures to help those more knowledgeable identify what I have. Sorry for the earlier posting of “new”, which it obviously is not.







 
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Old Mar 25, 2026 | 08:18 AM
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Thanks for the photos. This is a fresh air type. I am looking for the other type. I did find I had another heater with the two water tubes directly over top each other. It was opposite hand though so I changed it so it will work for me. The photo shows the original set-up. It's at the radiator sh now getting checked. I'll post photos when I get it back. Thanks for your efforts.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2026 | 08:32 AM
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Ok. Good luck!
 
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Old Mar 26, 2026 | 12:11 PM
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Is this what you were after?




 
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Old Mar 26, 2026 | 06:39 PM
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No, I am looking for a heater with the blower motor in the heater. Thanks
 
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Old Mar 26, 2026 | 07:10 PM
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No, I am looking for a heater with the blower motor in the heater. Thanks
That has a blower motor in it. Almost any hot water heater would've had a blower motor in it blowing a fan over the heater elements into the corrugated tubing.

The only magic difference between the Fresh Air or Magic Air heater and the standard heater was that it had Fresh Air version had metal tubes going from the grille or earlier versions the front fender brining fresh air into the cab.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2026 | 07:47 PM
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Actually, the blower motor is mounted under the PS fender. This was a 48-50 model year design. The blower position changed in '51.


 
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