Survey: Just how "ineffective" is standard for heat blower?, Max Defrost = no front blower on = no air coming out of vents Options

[MikeInMunich]

Happy First Sunday of the Oktberfest Gentlemen! PROST, from Munich! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge6.gif)

Curious about this almost comical "instruction on our ventilation controls..."MAX DEFROST, upper levels left, lower lever right"...I was thinking, how is this correct, when the upper lever left turns the blower onto the windshield OFF?!

So I found this thread...

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/lofiversion/i...php?t75480.html

and then I went out and tested to see how much warm air from the back is actually blowing out of the vents at the windshield. Virtually NONE was coming out at all.

So...before I go seeking the possible reason, I'm curious about others' results for this same test. What is the best / normal (stock) result here? The hoses in the compartment were OK. I haven't checked those under the car or the dash yet.

How much more effective would a stronger blower be? Power / spec suggestions?

Thanks guys, and have a great Sunday!

Mike in Munich

[JRust]

At Red rocks we were having a discussion about heat in our subaru conversions. Somebody came over & said my buddy went & bought 12volt hair dryers from camping world. Wired them to a relay & switch. Piped them direct where the tubes fed them from the engine bay. That sounds a little nuts but man I'm going to try it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

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... came over & said my buddy went & bought 12volt hair dryers from camping world. Wired them to a relay & switch. Piped them direct where the tubes fed them from the engine bay.

This was suggested to me as well, in my case for a six w/o heat exchangers. Way too many things ahead of it on the chore list, however... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)