Shawn: > The van did fairly well in the snow, although we did > manage to bury her in a snowbank a block from home. I did buy some > chains, but never had to use them. We now want a syncro more than > ever! > We just got home from a 19 day trip to MD (Tom Forham's party), VA, WV, TN, GA, AL, GA, NC, VA, WV, VA, WV, MD, PA, NY, ON (Ontario) and then got stuck 1 km from home. So a syncro just lets you get stuck further from home. > > VW Content: Does anyone know how the Propex heater compares to a > 1500W electic, in terms of heat output? At -16C, the electric could > barely maintain 15C (~60f) inside the van. The Propex 1600 is rated at 5200BTU which @ 0.293 Watt-hour/BTU = 1523.6 Watts. On the side of the Propex Furnace it actually says that the input is 1600W and delivers 1300W output (probably wastes 300W in the exhaust). Larry and Avery Johnson '86 Syncro Westy
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