6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

I just went through a lot of search results looking for information regarding rebuilding of my 6 volt heater motor. Unfortunately, most of it was at least 10 years old and not all that current.

So, does anyone have or know of someone that will rebuild a 6 volt heater motor.
This is in a 41 Pickup. The wires are shot. Supposedly it ran when last checked, but I don't know how it was tested considering the condition of the frayed wiring.

I can take it apart if needed, but am not certain what I would need to do then.
Electric motors are not my strong suite.

The other option is if anyone has a good motor, I would/could buy it.

I'm still searching for other options.

Re: 6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

Look up NAPA #6551021. It is a universal, reversable 6v heater motor. I rebuilt the heater in my Willys jeep using one. It was not hard to adapt it. It worked great.

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I just tried searching that number on NAPA. No results on the web site. Any other information ndnchf???

Re: 6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

I searched and it came right up:
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_6551021

Re: 6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

Here you go

Re: 6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_6551021


Blower Motor - AC / Heater

NAPA Part #: BK 6551021
Line: Balkamp

Price
$46.99
https://cdn.myonlinestore.eu/9421a24...e4becce57a.jpg

Re: 6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

Here is the Hadees brand heater I restored 5 or 6 years ago using the NAPA motor. The new motor was a little longer than the original, but there was plenty of room for it. Their slogan was "hotter than Hell" and they had a rather naughty badge :D

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So, how is this unit wired to the switch to make it reversing?

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but it does not say if 6 or 12 volts? I need 6 volt....

Re: 6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

To reverse direction of rotation, you simply swap the wires around. Odd that it does not say 6 volts, it used to. But it is the 6 volt version. The 12 volt version is part number 6551022.

Re: 6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

The heater motor used in 1940 would have been a four wire model.
They used forward and reverse for different defrost modes.

To make the NAPA motor work you would have to implement relays to reverse the polarity from the switch, to achieve the same results.


Kirk

Re: 6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

I've had several Hadees heaters and not seen that badge before. Mine have just the devil with some flames in back of him ( or her...we must be politically correct now days ) , I like yours better!

Re: 6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

I use a simple polarity-reversing toggle switch with the 6551022 motor in my '40s Ford heater.

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I restored one of these heaters. I used a gray hammer tone paint. It turned out really nice.

Re: 6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

The fitment list show 1948-55 Ford pickups so it would be 6volt.

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Yes also a good solution.

Kirk

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I'm making progress. Ecklers has a wiring harness that I ordered.
There is a place in California that would rebuild the Redmond motor I have.
I'm not very fond of their price structure though.
$75.00 to test it and $425 additional if it needs to be rewound.

I'm having conversations with a guy in Florida who can also rebuilt it. I'm waiting for his reply about the cost.

But I'm at least making progress.

Re: 6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

Would Fred at Southside Obsolete have a NOS one?

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Ya know, after watching what's been happening with him over the last ten years, I would bet on it.:D

I would certainly check.

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Fred bought a lot of stuff at my auction. No heater motors though!

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The logo pictured is not from a Hadees heater! They did have a logo which was a profile of the devils head.

To make a DC motor reverse rotation change voltage polarity on just the stator or just the rotor. Changing the polarity on both will result in no change of rotation. With the Ford original motor this was done through the switch.

Re: 6 Volt heater motor rebuild
 

I'm no expert on Hadees heaters, but I did restore one 6 or 7 years ago. Here are a couple other similar badges that say Hadees Heater on them.

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The easiest way i found to make this work. I used the two wire motor from napa, a 1941 switch with heat and defrost. Switch is marked with color dots from memory black is 6v, red and green are wires from motor, yellow is ground. The switch will change direction of the two wire leads to the motor giving you defrost and heat. Has to be run on 6v because the wire resistor will not live long on 12v. Mike

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https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1714740660

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...2&d=1714740660

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...3&d=1714740660