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Randal |
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Advanced Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 ![]() |
Did 914's and buses have gasoline heaters and if so where were they and how did they work? Love to see a picture if anyone has one. |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 419 Joined: 15-November 07 From: Door County, WI Member No.: 8,341 ![]() |
Had a gas heater in a 66 bus, heated fine when it worked. However, it apparently didn't have the preignition "purge" cycle, whereby raw gas fumes are vented before it lit off.
One of my greatest delights came when I started the engine after the heater had run for awhile and shut off. Every now and then it would ignite the raw gas with a blast that sounded like a 30-06 going off in your ear, with a ball of flame to match. Since this was a standalone unit its output was directed right at the passenger's feet. In this case, it just so happened to be my girlfriend's/wife's feet. It always caught her by surprise and freaked her out, swore she'd never ride in that POS again. At least, that's what I think she said, hard to say since I was laughing too hard to make her words out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Tom |
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