Oil temps run in the 176F to 280F plus range depending on engine load. That's a fairly wide range to create controllable hot air from. Perhaps an Eberspracher gas heater is the better option? On 11/29/08, Evan Martin <7martinn@gmail.com> wrote: > Don't currently own a air-cooled Vanagon, but- living up north here where > heat is a fairly serious concern, and air-cooled vans being generally less > expensive (I might be on even a tighter budget than a lot of the list :) )- > has anybody tried using an oversized oil cooler as a heater core? > > Not thinking of routing the oil all the way up front, of course- just maybe > in the same location as the core under the back seat like in a water-cooled > van. > > The obvious problem would be overcooling the motor- but maybe that could be > compensated for in the thermostat? > > thoughts? > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -- Sent from my mobile device Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur" ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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