Date:         Thu,  9 Feb 1995 15:26:40 -0500 (EST)
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From:         Marc S Bartholomew <mb7y+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject:      Re: 12volt electric heaters

dcarment@ccs.carleton.ca (David Carment) writes:

>Hey, I gotta jump in here. This point intrigues me. I spent a
>lot of time rebuilding the heater system for the 82. New flaps
>were found (orange silicone disc inserts), all the heater
>boxes were sealed and all the joints were sealed and a thermostat
>was installed. In other words every effort was made to ensure
>that the maximum possible heat could get from the rear to the
>front. And you know what? The air IS hot and the flow is pretty
>good


What did you seal your heater boxes with, if I may ask. I found an old
pair of boxes at a junkyard for a 78' bus, one is in perfect shape, the
other has the outer sheet metal shell rusted out in little rings about
1/4" wide around the pipes coming in from the exaust manifold. I was
thinking maybe high temp silicone gasket, but didn't know if 700 degree
max temp rating was good enough, any other suggestions on sealing these
up?

Marc


Marc Bartholomew        CMU Computer Recycling Coordinator
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