Another little trick is to use the rear heater more. In winter, I wait until I have good temperature on gage, turn on the rear heater fan, let it drive the chill out, then turn on the front heater fan. Once moving, I turn the blower off, or on low. If that rear heater blower is running, it doesn't take much to keep the front warm. In really cold climes, north of Mason/Dixon, more front blower may be necessary, but even in Alaska, I found that on the road, with the engine putting out good heat, the rear blower did a good job with minimal front blower help. Slow driving in town was a different matter, and during times when there was windshield fog inside or snow/frost outside. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Mike Collum wrote: > You can get the front heater motor to last longer by turning it off once > up to speed. Forced air through the grille will put plenty of heat in > in the cab until you slow down again. Running that motor while underway > is really just a waste. > > Mike > Houlton, Maine > |
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