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Source for a Heater Resistor for a 69 Road Runner #2525621
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Anyone make a correct reproduction for these?

Re: Source for a Heater Resistor for a 69 Road Runner [Re: 65pacecar] #2525642
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no,

original only and not the easiest thing to find i might add

Re: Source for a Heater Resistor for a 69 Road Runner [Re: gtx6970] #2525645
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Originally Posted By gtx6970
no,

original only and not the easiest thing to find i might add


That’s what I have been finding. I will look for NOS.

Re: Source for a Heater Resistor for a 69 Road Runner [Re: 65pacecar] #2525756
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no,

original only and not the easiest thing to find i might add


That’s what I have been finding. I will look for NOS.


Good luck, your gonna need it

Re: Source for a Heater Resistor for a 69 Road Runner [Re: 65pacecar] #2526003
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I found two NOS ones for different prices but one of them (the cheaper one) has a "U" at the end of the part number, the other doesn't. What does the "U" stand for?


I should say "less expensive", not "cheaper"

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Re: Source for a Heater Resistor for a 69 Road Runner [Re: 65pacecar] #2526448
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Sorry to hijack.... the resistors aren't that complicated & cannot be seen once installed (resistor side anyway), so is there maybe a way to replace the resistors (3?) in back with something more modern so they function and still "look" stock? Any electronics experts out there?


70 Roadrunner convt. street car 440+6, NOS, 4-spd, SS springs '96 Mustang GT convt. street car '04 4.6 SOHC, NOS, auto, lowered "Officer, that button is for short on-ramps"
Re: Source for a Heater Resistor for a 69 Road Runner [Re: PurpleBeeper] #2526494
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I've never had to replace one yet but I've always thought that if the need arose I'd try to identify the type, size, and length of Nichrome wire that the originals used and wind my own coils.

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Re: Source for a Heater Resistor for a 69 Road Runner [Re: 65pacecar] #2526529
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Thank you for the replies. The one in the car has a loose terminal but still functional, I am going to secure it but wanted to have one as a back-up just in case. For my C-Body I made my own using bakelite, machined the slots in and used the original resistor which was in good condition (the original bakelite body was cracked). If necessary I can make one, I was just looking for an easier route and have a back-up on hand. Thanks.

Still, I would like to know what the "U" stands for behind the part number on one of them that I found.

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Re: Source for a Heater Resistor for a 69 Road Runner [Re: 65pacecar] #2526616
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Those resistors are still used in vehicles. I don't remember if it was my 99 Dodge Ram or 99 Ford truck that one was bad and I got another from a wrecker. You could probably adapt the resistor coils with very little effort.

Re: Source for a Heater Resistor for a 69 Road Runner [Re: 65pacecar] #2526709
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Figured out the U. It is the sellers designation for a Used part at the end of the P/N.







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