The only advantage of no heat in my VW Squareback was that when the snow
was dry and cold, it just blew right off the clear, cold windshield. No
wipers or defrost necessary [or possible]. Cars with marginal heat
always had frozen-up wipers and snow-glazed windshields.
We once drove 5 hours to upstate NY to ski. An empty soda cup in a front
seat cupholder had some ice in it at the start of the trip. 5 days
later, back home, the ice was still there.
Brrrrrr.
-----Original Message-----
From: SLBESQ@aol.com [mailto:SLBESQ@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 12:49 PM
To: RWM@rwmann.com; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Heater advice
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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