Air conditioning for a 1980 Austin Mini

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franc123, Jul 15, 9:51am
Why do you people think that opening windows is somehow a substitute for air conditioning? It isn't, air con is a refrigeration process.

franc123, Jul 15, 9:58am
It cant be that difficult to fit a second hand heater unit. It's just a bolt in unit under the dashboard, at worst you may have to buy a new heater tap and bottom radiator hose, and some universal half inch heater hose to connect it all together. If it's not there, you can run a cable through to the tap to control it and have adjustable heat. its better than nothing.

ronaldo8, Jul 15, 10:22am
So you want to use power to remove hot air, sort of the opposite of a turbo. Here is that goal in reverse, with a similar level of commitment required.

Start here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txtMy7N1Fw0&list=PLGSOZAHg1yQEatqhWza_ae83e313-GLTO

saturn51, Jul 15, 10:50am
When I worked for a BMC dealership we fitted heaters to Minis. They were made by National Radiators and were completely useless. These and radios were extras along with those stick-on rear screen demisters. You could tell the ones I fitted,they were never horizontal.

martin11, Jul 15, 6:00pm
Still got it ?

phoenix22, Jul 15, 6:08pm
A Christchurch north west wind, will turn the 280 aircon model, into a 280 heating unit. lol

Its all good, I will explore getting a heater put in the car at any rate, that will at least help in winter time

pettal, Jul 15, 6:12pm

upnorth, Jul 15, 7:49pm
If you are heading north into a nor wester then close the passenger window and crack open the RHS rear window.

supernova2, Jul 15, 9:12pm
As for fitting a heater. Dont even bother with the Natra unit which was fitted to NZ built Minis. You need to find a genuine BMC unit which in the later models had a fresh air intake and eyeball vents in the dash/parcel tray area. For what they were they worked quite well.

intrade, Dec 24, 5:19am
i did not know some guy in australia imported a rover mini 1996. must be made in china that one looks like the 1980 austin mini.