Didn't the Corvairs have gasoline heaters as well?
Best regards,
Fred Schroeder
Denison, TX
SRL311-13359
TDROC
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick J. Horne" <horne@cs.utexas.edu>
To: "RWM" <RWM@rwmann.com>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: Heater advice
> 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
>
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> Pat Horne, Network Manager, Shop Supervisor/Future planner, CS Dept,
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>
> 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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