These little heaters put out a lot of moisture. They are a type of ctalytic heater. Burn with no flame. They usually come with a fire proof cap with which to smother the fire.

They are still used in the north country by pilots out in the bush where there is no electricity. The airplanes have "Cowling Blankets" - custom fit covers that are carried in the aircraft to wrap the engines up with to prevent them from cooling down to much. They can also serve as extra emergency blankets for people too. For over night stays, the catalytic burners are pulled out and lit, then in a few minutes the heater can be tucked away inside the cowling with the cowling blanket wrapped around it. The engine will be toasty warm the next morning and will fire right up. If it goes out ....woe, woe!! The pilot will be able to do chin-ups on the propeller next morning and it will never move.

Regards,

John Rodgers 88 GL Driver

David Marshall wrote:

>This morning it warmed up to -20C and my truck would not start. When you >crank over the motor, it barely moved. So, I took out a 1970s vintage >Coleman catalytic heater. It is a small 3500 BTU heater that is shaped like >a beehive on the top with a mesh to protect the heater part of it. To light >it, you simply turn it up side down for about 5 seconds so the Coleman fuel >soaks the mesh, then turn it the right side up, throw a match on it and >woof! There is fire for about 45 seconds and then it dies down to make a >nice red glow on the top of the beehive. I then put this heater right under >the oil pan of the wasserboxer motor and let it sit there for about 1h. The >truck fired right up! > >Now this heater is coming with the truck everywhere I go! > > >David Marshall > >Fast Forward Automotive Inc. >4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road >Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 > >http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca >Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160 > >- Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions >- Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation >- European Lighting for most Volkswagen models > > >Due to the large volume of email we receive, PLEASE include previous >emails when responding. This will allow us to read the complete dialogue >in one message and will result in quicker and more accurate responses. > > >