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Date:         Mon, 11 Oct 1999 17:06:02 -0400
Reply-To:     Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Thermostat-controlled gas heater?
Comments: To: "J. C." <jcblues@YAHOO.COM>

I used to have a Stewart-Warner heater (kinda like a BN-4) that had a thermostat. The furnace draft fan ran constantly, and a bimetallic coiled spring sensor monitored the temperature of the incoming draft air (not the combustion air). When the coil constricted to whatever point you set (via a cable) the thermostat points would close, firing up the fuel pump/igniter/combustion fan: HEAT. It would run until the coil spring expanded, and opened the points. It was pretty simple, but required the draft fan to run constantly, which was an electrical challenge, if you planned to stay in one place longer than a night.

G. Matthew Bulley Director Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message----- From: J. C. [SMTP:jcblues@YAHOO.COM] Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 3:53 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Thermostat-controlled gas heater?

Here's a question: has anyone ever connected an (interior) thermostat to a BA6 gasoline heater? This would be in lieu of the cheerful green knob, so that the heater could keep the interior at a constant temp all night, rather than waking up every 45 min. to reset the timer...

It seems like such a simple idea to me that it must have been tried before (hopefully without firey consequences). If you've done this or heard of anyone trying it, please let me know!

I've also heard about the Canadian heater-timers and would like to know whether these can be readily installed in an American model and whether they work. Seems like they would tend to under- or overheat the vehicle if they go on every X minutes regardless of inside temp.

Thanks,

Jim Lost in chilly New Hampshire in an '84.

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