Date:         Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:53:53 -0600
Reply-To:     Rachel Cogent <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Rachel Cogent <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Heater
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This story reminds me of this woman I knew who had a new Subaru wagon.
She left a full can of Polyurethane foam in the sun, it exploded and the car
was totalled. Anyone with experience in this stuff knows why immediately.

Entity Stan Wilder spoke thus:

> Last winter I was doing a little camping about 100 miles from Dallas and
> on my return trip I had the heater levers adjusted as best I could to try
> to get a little heat into the front cabin but as usual most of the heat
> was going out the rear duct at the floor facing the rear cabin area.
> While climbing up a few hills with rough roads I notice a clinking sound
> and looked back to see several DrPepper cans rolling around on the floor.
> I intended to stop and put these cans into storage before continuing but
> somehow just didn't think about it.
> Well you guessed it! About thirty miles down the road when the engine got
> nice and warm and the cabin was warming nicely one of the DrPepper cans
> exploded front the heat coming out of the rear duct.
> It went off like a cherry bomb and sprayed DrPepper all over the front
> cabin and that is where I was at so I just had to sit there and take the
> hot spray until I could pull off the road.
> I gotta say! My cooler doesn't slide around anymore. That DrPepper is a
> really great temporary adhesive if applied to your carpet properly.
>
> Stan Wilder
> 83 Westfalia Air Cooled