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Diesel Cabin Heater, ...anyone try? |
7TPorsh |
Dec 1 2017, 11:39 AM
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7T Porsh Group: Members Posts: 2,691 Joined: 27-March 06 From: Glendale Ca Member No.: 5,782 Region Association: Southern California |
So as the weather gets cold again, I realize that with my increasing age I need to do something about heat in the 914 if i want to drive it comfortably.
I'm running a header and most all the ducting on the car has been pulled out. I've been researching all the threads on here about electric heaters and the Webasto heaters, etc.....I found this! Thinking I can maybe mount inside or in place of the cowl airbox and run a couple hose into the cabin. What y'all think? |
Mark Henry |
Dec 3 2017, 08:02 AM
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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 |
I purchased an old Eberspacher gas-fired heater to install in my conversion car. It could be done, but I eventually went with heat exchangers as I know they’ll bake you in a -6 if properly working. Now that they’re available through Porsche for the -6 (or some beautiful stainless ones through mb911), I don’t know if it’s worth the hassles of designing and installing a gas or diesel heater. Used SSIs are seen often enough for the -4s as well (though do need to be tested for cracks). There are photos of a system installed in the front trunk of a 914, but I’ve never heard of anyone that actually has seen one. No matter what system you choose, be sure to keep a CO detector in the car as any leaks could kill you. I had a friend that had a brother get killed in a motor home from a heater. Went to sleep and never woke up. Family was never the same. Bob B Aircraft Spruce sells a little button CO2 sensor that you can stick right in the center of your tach. They only last 18 months from opening the pack, but they're something like $7 each. If you sleep in your car you want something with an alarm. Leaking heater box can kill you just as fast as a gas heater. Likely won't kill you in a moving 914, the top leaks too much, but CO2 poisoning is a bitch. |
timothy_nd28 |
Dec 4 2017, 12:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,299 Joined: 25-September 07 From: IN Member No.: 8,154 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
QUOTE Aircraft Spruce sells a little button CO2 sensor that you can stick right in the center of your tach. They only last 18 months from opening the pack, but they're something like $7 each. If you sleep in your car you want something with an alarm. Leaking heater box can kill you just as fast as a gas heater. Likely won't kill you in a moving 914, the top leaks too much, but CO2 poisoning is a bitch. IUPAC nomenclature states that just a 1 multiplier is to be called mono, and 2 multiplier is di, a three multiplier is a tri, and so on... CO2 would be carbon dioxide, which is not all that deadly compared to its cousin CO (carbon monoxide). |
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