Yes, some of the Corvairs had a gasoline heater. On a trip from Arizona to
Idaho in my friends Corvair, we were so tight on gas money, we nearly froze
rather than use the heater. :)
Richard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Schroeder" <roadster@texoma.net>
To: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>; "RWM" <RWM@rwmann.com>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: Heater advice
> Didn't the Corvairs have gasoline heaters as well?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Fred Schroeder
> Denison, TX
> SRL311-13359
> TDROC
> Reg e-mail sitsinwest@texoma.net
> Home page http://home.texoma.net/~sitsinwest
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
> To: "RWM" <RWM@rwmann.com>
> Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 8:20 AM
> Subject: Re: Heater advice
>
>
> > I don't recall kerosene fired heaters, but I had a 58 Beetle with a
> > gasoline fired heater. In denver, with up to a foot of snow on the car I
> > would go out in the morning and start the heater and go back in. 15
> > minutes later there was no snow to sweep off and the interior was much
> > warmer than I liked. They made a similar heater for the VW bus that was
a
> > much better match. The stock heaters took way too long to get a bus
warm!
> >
> > Peace,
> > Pat
> >
> > - Support Habitat for Humanity, A "hand up", not a "hand out" -
> >
> > Pat Horne, Network Manager, Shop Supervisor/Future planner, CS Dept,
> > University of Texas, 1 University Station C0500,Austin, Tx. 78712-1188
USA
> > voice (512)471-9730, fax (512)471-8885, horne@cs.utexas.edu
> >
> > On Thu, 12 Sep 2002, RWM wrote:
> >
> > > Older air-cooled VW Beetles had optional kerosene heaters, not that
I'd
> > > recommend that approach.
> > >
> > > - RWM, '69 2000 Solex (bypassed heater)
> > >
> > > evan troxel wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I have heard of someone putting an electric heater in his MG. Seems
> like a
> > > > nice alternative to the water ones...immediate heat. Anyone do this
> in
> > > > their datsun?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Evan Troxel
> > > > Alta Loma, CA
> > > > '66 SPL311
> > >
> > > --
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> > > Port Washington, NY 11050 >> tel 516-944-0900, fax 516-944-7280
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> > >
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