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Date:         Sun, 24 Sep 95 8:49:13 EDT
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From:         dcarment@ccs.carleton.ca (David Carment)
Subject:      Re: more heat

Sami Dakhlia writes: > > The additional fan does help defrost the windshield, but I have not > noticed significantly more heat. > > -- I am not sure that I originated the idea; but this and others have been explored on the net (including water cooled heater boxes!). I agree with Sami, the inline fan does ensure the defrosters work well at idle but there is no increase in heat. $60 seems a bit steep.You maybe able to locate the equivalent at a marine shop where the JC model comes from anyway. Bill Kennedy also has the fan set up with his Porsche/Vanagon.

There is one down side: the heat tube acts like a megaphone transmitting the high pitch of the fan into the cabin. The closer to the defrosters the higher the volume of the air but also the noise. I will be moving mine from the front to the back once I get this BA6 aux gas heater hooked up...

Good luck - DC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 voice - (613) 788-2600-6662 fax - (613) 788-2889 Email address: dcarment@ccs.carleton.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------------


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