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Re: Heater advice

To: RWM <RWM@rwmann.com>
Subject: Re: Heater advice
From: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 08:45:06 -0500 (CDT)
I didn't have that much trouble with rustin. I thought that was why they
put the heater boxes right under the valve covers so the oil would leak on
them and keep them from rusting. Then the problem was the oil smell when
you turned the heater on for the first time in a while!

Peace,
Pat


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On Thu, 12 Sep 2002, RWM wrote:

> As I recall, the stock heaters rusted out faster than they heated up...
>
> - Bob
>
> "Patrick J. Horne" wrote:
> >
> > 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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