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| Gaz Member Since: 18 Jan 2015 Location: Midlands Posts: 29   
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Hi had a longish trip over the weekend to Portsmouth and back from Leicester ,lovely hot day window down job.
I noticed a lot of heat coming up from under the drivers seat.! The seat belt mount point was that hot you could barley touch it.Is this normal,anyone else noticed this? Or is it just where the gear box mount to the chassis and heat transfers through? any thoughts.  |
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29th Jun 2015 10:40pm |
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| newhue Member Since: 28 Apr 2014 Location: Brisbane Posts: 351 
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Gaz I think its normal. However in true Landy weirdness I have found some days hot as hell, others cool and comfortable. It's almost like which way the wind blows. Even more baffling when on a long trip. My Defender and travels
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30th Jun 2015 1:35am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17380 
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A de-catted 2.4 is very noticably cooler around the driver's side bulkhead, footwell, and seat area than one with a cat, the the DPF theory would be my suggestion.
Unless the handbrake is dragging - that could generate a lot of heat. |
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30th Jun 2015 7:34am |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347 
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I can remember there being a comment somewhere about of you drive along with the window open it sucks a lot of heat up from the gearbox tunnel area which makes it much hotter. In older landys with proper screen vents it would negate this by opening the vents it would create a positive pressure which then forced air out of the cabin and directed the heat away from the tunnel.
That could all be "saged rambleings" though. Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197 Self confessed mileage hunter  |
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30th Jun 2015 11:42am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17380
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I have heard that said but have to admit I haven't really found it to be the case, and also don't really understand why it would (or could) be the case unless there are many openings through the seatbox.
With the window open you do get more air drawn through the heater which can under some circumstances pull heat through, but in general it will be cooler (or at least less hot) with the window open. Obviously I am not talking air con here. |
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30th Jun 2015 12:44pm |
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