In a message dated 9/12/02 5:57:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time, RWM@rwmann.com
writes:
> Older air-cooled VW Beetles had optional kerosene heaters, not that I'd
> recommend that approach.
>
in my firend's corvair van in illinois in the dead of winter, we had a little
camping heater in the front of the footwell (the kind with the little propane
tank). the van's heater was useless, i assumed cuz the engine was so far
away in the back. the camping heater was somewhat useless as well. our legs
were on fire, but our heads and hands were still cold. to top it off, the
gas cap kept freezing (we only later learned), not allowing in any air. the
result was that after every 15 or so miles, the van would grind to a halt.
after the van sat for an hour or so (until the pressure in the tank
equalized), it would start and run fine...for fifteen or so miles.
now i live in california.
s
67.5MIZU
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