Hi George, Thanks for the idea about the wind screen, I suppose that would help a lot. I should have enough cardboard around to get the job done. I have a hot-air popcorn popper I use instead of a 500W light bulb. Mine claims to be rated for about 900 watts of heat, and it has a tip-resistant bass that blasts the hot air straight upwards. It works great for pre-heating the innards of a frosty bus in the driveway before an outing, too... unfortunately it's just a little a bit too noisy to use as a camping heater. They can often be picked up at garage sales and junk stores for $5 or under. So how long should I keep the heat on for? Happy trails, Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia http://www.busesofthecorn.com
On 24-Jan-05, at 6:10 PM, George Goff wrote: > In a message dated 1/24/05 4:53:29 PM, Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA writes: > > << Advice would be > appreciated. >> > > Form a wind screen around the engine extending from the ground to as > high up > as you can get it. Cardboard should work, imagine a box with no top > nor > bottom. A tarp might also fill the bill. Within reason, put as many > electrical > watts into this enclosure as you can. Big assed light bulbs are great > for this, > but if you do not have any 1000 watt, mogul-based lamps lying around, > use > some heat lamps or a small space heater. Of course, just don't allow > your heat > source to contact any inflammables. > > A few winters past, we had a cold snap which could bring a tear to a > glass > eye. Each bitter morning I grew more concerned about trying to pump > molasses > through the engine oil galley. I took a small box which had about the > same > footprint as the oil sump, attached a porcelain base to it's bottom, > screwed in a > 500 watt lamp and stuffed it under the van's engine. Instant engine > oil > heater - worked great. > > George > > |
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