Hi Charles, If you drove an air cooled you would take any kind of heat, even transmission heat. The motor oil in an air cooled just doesn't get hot enough in winter to provide much heat. A gas heater or listee GMB modifications seem to be the best options for winter heat imho. Darrell Boehler
----- Original Message ----- From: Charles Hokanson <Candmhok@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 12:37 AM Subject: Re: .... Porsche 6 cyl heating van
> In a message dated 1/6/00 8:56:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, tbf@PACIFIER.COM > writes: > > > have heard of people putting a oil cooler in the car with a fan > > behind it. I > > I have an airconditioner squirel cage fan attached to a transmission cooler > on my FORD E350 4x4 van (yes, a very large Syncro wannabe), it drops the > transmission fluid heat level to an amazing level. So the concept must work > well. But I wouldn't want a cooler in the van. > |
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