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Randal |
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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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It seems that it would be possible to use an appropriately sized oil cooler as a heater core similar to a conventional water heater core. While it might be a bit slow to warm up once warm it should be able to provide plenty of heat. No significant electrical drain and no fuel issues.
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Mark Henry |
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that's what I do! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada ![]() |
It seems that it would be possible to use an appropriately sized oil cooler as a heater core similar to a conventional water heater core. While it might be a bit slow to warm up once warm it should be able to provide plenty of heat. No significant electrical drain and no fuel issues. That has been done as well, it's no where near as efficient as a water heater core, oil is actually not that great at transferring heat. Plus your engine would run way too cold during warm up, so if you were to try this I recommend a bypass thermostat like you would do for a front cooler. Really you would have to think "outside the box" on this, lets face it, people (some of them quite smart) have been facing this problem for many years. You can bet anything conventional you can think of has been tried. |
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