Porsches were no better, but we all know the early Porsches are no more than
a fancy VW!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "RWM" <RWM@rwmann.com>
To: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: Heater advice
> Salty northeast winters tended to eat heater shrouds -- and roadsters,
too.
> I don't recall an oil smell. Must have been tight gasketing (until the
whole
> thing rusted into a pile.)
>
> - Bob
>
> "Patrick J. Horne" wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
> > - 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:
> >
> > > 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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