I don't think it is the recirc, it is connected to outside air and I don't
see any way to change it. The only controls it has water flow and defrost.
Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>
To: "K. M. Lehmann" <klehmann@bentonrea.com>; "OleTrucks mailing List"
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Heater Question
> I've seen the logo stickers available, so it must not be too hard to
change
> them.
>
> Is yours the recirculatory type? I'm not sure exactly what that means,
but
> someone else told me the '54-5 is recirculatory and the earlier ones are
> not.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K. M. Lehmann" <klehmann@bentonrea.com>
> To: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>; "OleTrucks mailing List"
> <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 7:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Heater Question
>
>
> I am sure it came in the truck, maybe dealer installed. A lot of Radios
and
> Heaters were installed by dealers back then. As an Industrial Arts student
> we used to work at dealerships installing these things. Many times
whatever
> was available was installed. Even paint colors ,other than green, on
trucks
> were dealers options.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>
> To: "K. M. Lehmann" <klehmann@bentonrea.com>; "OleTrucks mailing List"
> <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Heater Question
>
>
> > Any idea if yours came from a '54/55, or perhaps an earlier truck?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "K. M. Lehmann" <klehmann@bentonrea.com>
> > To: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>; "OleTrucks mailing List"
> > <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Heater Question
> >
> >
> > Steve
> > I think one of the factors of interchangeability of the deluxe heater is
> the
> > location of the fresh air vent. My '54 Chev heater says GMC on it so
they
> > must have been basically intrchangable bodywise.
> > Lee
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>
> > To: "OleTrucks mailing List" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:32 PM
> > Subject: [oletrucks] Heater Question
> >
> >
> > > All this talk about how cold it is half way across the country made me
> > think
> > > of my heater situation.
> > >
> > > My '54 has no heater at all. My '55 1st has a standard heater that
> > appears to
> > > have been installed as a replacement for a deluxe heater. My '47 has
a
> > deluxe
> > > heater.
> > >
> > > I want to fully understand how the '47 Deluxe heater is different than
a
> > '54
> > > or '55 1st Deluxe heater. Can I put that '47 heater in one of the
other
> > > trucks? I know the controls are a little different, and don't mind
> > planning
> > > to use the earlier controls, but are there other issues I should know
> > about?
> > >
> > > And the '47 and '54 are both Chevys, I think if I change anything the
> > heater
> > > would go in the '55 1st GMC, so are there also any differences that
> would
> > > affect my plan?
> > >
> > > For clarity, I don't care about originality, I'm concerned about
things
> > that
> > > have to be modified to work. I drive the GMC most every day, and any
> > > improvement to the heater/defroster (its really the defrost that's
most
> > > important here in Washington) would be welcome. My eventual plan is
an
> > > aftermarket air conditioning/heater system, but that is behind a lot
of
> > other
> > > projects in the time and money prioritization.
> > >
> > > Steve@OldSub.com
> > > www.OldSub.com
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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