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- From: sircomp@bcarh289.bnr.ca (Brian Magee)
- Subject: Re: What alternative heat sources are there?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.000529.17835@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
- Keywords: heat, VW
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- Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
- References: <C1GyCv.DsM@inews.Intel.COM>
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 00:05:29 GMT
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- In article <C1GyCv.DsM@inews.Intel.COM> sjohnson@frx193.intel.com (Steve Johnson - IMD ~) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan25.161738.63177@cc.usu.edu> you write:
- >>
- >>I would like heat in my bug, but would like to do away with the problems
- >>associated with exhaust heated air. (ie, leaking exhaust, yucky smell
- >>with dirty fan, etc...)
- >>
- >>So, my question is: Is there any alternative heat sources? What and where?
- >>
- >>--
- >>Travis Carter
- >
- >The best solution, by far, for a bug is to just buy a new set of heat exchangers
- >and make sure the engine compartment is correctly sealed and the controls for
- >the heater are properly adjusted. The initial investment seems prohibative,
- >but I've heard and seen time and time again on this newsgroup of people who
- >wished they had decided to do this earlier and are kicking themselves for
- >it.
- >
- >The VW bug heater system works great. You just have to maintain them. These
- >bugs/buses are cars that are 10 - 20 -30 years old. How many other cars are
- >on the road that long?
- >
- >The cheapest way is to just fix the existing heating system and don't expect
- >the parts to last forever!
- >
- >There, now I will step down off my soap box. ;)
- >
-
- If this is true, it's great news! I've been freezing to death in my
- Bug for 5 years wondering how I could hook up an electric heater of
- some-sort :-) Does anyone know the cost for 2 new heat-exchangers?
- And will it really produce enough to warm my car when it's -30C
- outside? Do I have to replace just the exchangers, or should I also
- replace the heater-channel (well, not REPLACE them.. that would cost more
- than the car did! But run some heater-tubing inside of it?)
- Now if only my rear-window defroster worked...
-
- >Steven
- >--
- >------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >Steven Johnson (IMD) M/S FM2-60
- >sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com 1900 Prairie City Road
- >(916)356-5540 Folsom, CA 95630
-
- later...
- Rob
-
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