Does the 12 volt heater actually put out enough heat? What kind of heater is it?
On 10/23/06 6:56 PM, "neil" <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA> wrote: > --- Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET> wrote: > >> Tracing down the funky heater smell problem I see >> what a previous poster >> meant about numerous places where oil can get inside >> these things (and hot >> air can get out). I also see that they are lined >> internally with fiberglass >> cloth, which presumably wicks up said offending oil. >> Some bright chap had >> cut one of the boxes open, removed the glass, and >> welded it back together. >> I'm thinking of doing the same with the other one, >> but reassembling it with >> bolts and hi-temp silicone so that if it ever gets >> dirty again I can take it >> apart and clean it . The boxes are in too good a >> shape and too expensive to >> replace to just throw away. Has anyone ever done >> this? Are there many folks >> on this list with the old aircooled vans? > > > I run an air cooled. > > I took my stock heater out of commission. Control > flaps and cables were rusty. I have a 12V heater up > front. I stuffed newspaper in fresh air intake and > duct tapped little grille helped to cut down on cold > air coming into cab. (this is a temporary solution > done while camping) That coupled with a soon to be > made curtain to seperate cab from rest of van while > driving, should help the little heater do its job. > > Not that you asked..... ;^) > > Cheers, > > > Neil Nicholson. > 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com |
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