Adding an Auxilliary Heater
Junior User
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 54
Likes: 0
Adding an Auxilliary Heater
89 Aerostar, 103k miles, 3.0l engine.
Bought this van when I lived in a warmer climate. Now living in northwest Ohio and it takes forever to warm up the rear of the van.
I know you could get this van with an aux heater for the rear. I suppose the parts would be available at the scrapyard to convert it.
Has anyone ever done this conversion? I would be interested in hearing your impression on the difficulties and success with the conversion.
Bill Grates
Bought this van when I lived in a warmer climate. Now living in northwest Ohio and it takes forever to warm up the rear of the van.
I know you could get this van with an aux heater for the rear. I suppose the parts would be available at the scrapyard to convert it.
Has anyone ever done this conversion? I would be interested in hearing your impression on the difficulties and success with the conversion.
Bill Grates
Elder User
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 763
Likes: 0
From: home
Adding an Auxilliary Heater
I have a 93 4.0 with the aux heat. Looking in the Ford factory book at the 3.0 there is not much diff. There is a lot to the system, the blower,front & rear contols,duck work,heater,metal lines, rubber hoses, interior trim etc. I just put in new hoses for the front that connect into the metal aux lines. The only people that makes the heater hoses for the front is Ford. I talked to an engineer at Gates Rubber Co. and they eventually will put out the hoses but they have to design & tool up production. At a a very good discount they still were $120.00 from fordpartsonline.com. I will fabricate my own replacements for the back. Even if you found all the goodies to change over, do replace the hoses & be prepared for the price. My two cents worth. Good luck.
Freshman User
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 26
Likes: 0
From: Rockton US
Adding an Auxilliary Heater
A cheaper alternative would be to get yourself a universal type heater, i
have one in my '93 and it works quite well, you can fing them pretty cheap from jcwhitney.com... just fyi
have one in my '93 and it works quite well, you can fing them pretty cheap from jcwhitney.com... just fyi
